Authors:Eddie Harmon-Jones PhD, Piotr Winkielman PhD,
Publisher: The Guilford Pre
Keywords: social, explanations, behavior, psychological, biological, neuroscience, integrating
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2007-11-15
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 159385644X
ISBN-13: 9781593856441

This compelling volume provides a broad and accessible overview of the emerging field of social neuroscience. Showcasing an array of cutting-edge research programs, leading investigators present new approaches to the study of how the brain influences social behavior, and vice versa. The contributors discuss the theoretical advantages of taking a social neuroscience perspective and analyze what their findings reveal about core social psychological phenomena. Essential topics include emotion, motivation, attitudes, person perception, stereotyping and prejudice, and interpersonal relationships.

Authors:Matthew J. Friedman MD PhD, Terence M. Keane PhD,
Publisher: The Guilford Pre
Keywords: practice, science, ptsd, handbook
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2007-05-29
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 1593854730
ISBN-13: 9781593854737

Unparalleled in its breadth and depth, this state-of-the-art handbook reviews the latest scientific advances in understanding trauma and PTSD, discusses the implications for clinical practice, and evaluates the status of evidence-based assessment and treatment. The foremost authorities in the field examine posttraumatic psychological reactions on multiple levels, from genes and neurocircuitry to gender and lifespan development. Established and emerging psychological, medical, and public health interventions are discussed in depth, as are issues in tailoring treatment to the needs of different

Author: Robert Bickel PhD
Publisher: The Guilford Pre
Keywords: methodology, social, sciences, regression, research, analysis, applied, multilevel
Number of Pages: 355
Published: 2007-03-20
List price: $48.00
ISBN-10: 159385191X
ISBN-13: 9781593851910

This book provides a uniquely accessible introduction to multilevel modeling, a powerful tool for analyzing relationships between an individual-level dependent variable, such as student reading achievement, and individual-level and contextual explanatory factors, such as gender and neighborhood quality. Helping readers build on the statistical techniques they already know, Robert Bickel emphasizes the parallels with more familiar regression models, shows how to do multilevel modeling using SPSS, and demonstrates how to interpret the results. He discusses the strengths and limitations of multil

Author: Robert Bickel PhD
Publisher: The Guilford Pre
Keywords: methodology, social, sciences, regression, research, analysis, applied, multilevel
Number of Pages: 355
Published: 2007-03-19
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 1593854293
ISBN-13: 9781593854294

This book provides a uniquely accessible introduction to multilevel modeling, a powerful tool for analyzing relationships between an individual-level dependent variable, such as student reading achievement, and individual-level and contextual explanatory factors, such as gender and neighborhood quality. Helping readers build on the statistical techniques they already know, Robert Bickel emphasizes the parallels with more familiar regression models, shows how to do multilevel modeling using SPSS, and demonstrates how to interpret the results. He discusses the strengths and limitations of multil

Author: Nancy Boyd Webb DSW BCD RPT-S
Publisher: The Guilford Pre
Keywords: children, social, practice, work, families, second
Number of Pages: 421
Published: 2003-06-06
List price: $52.00
ISBN-10: 1572308869
ISBN-13: 9781572308862

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this comprehensive text spells out the basics of social work practice with children and provides the specialized knowledge that students and practitioners need for helping young clients face a variety of difficult life situations. Updated and extensively rewritten to reflect current theory and practice in the field, the second edition offers expanded coverage of risk and resilience factors in assessment, goal setting, and tracking progress. Particularly useful features include in-depth case examples, tables and charts, discussion questions, role-pl

Authors:Jeffry A. Simpson PhD, W. Steven Rholes PhD,
Publisher: The Guilford Pre
Keywords: relationships, close, theory, attachment
Number of Pages: 438
Published: 1997-01-09
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 1572301023
ISBN-13: 9781572301023

In the last decade, few topics in social and personality psychology have attracted more interest than the application of attachment theory to adult relationships. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this book integrates the most important theoretical and empirical advances in this growing area of study and suggests new and promising directions for future investigation. Its balanced coverage of measurement issues, affect regulation, and clinical applications makes this a valuable sourcebook for scholars, students, and clinicians.

Authors:Richard Peet Phd, Elaine Hartwick,
Publisher: The Guilford Pre
Keywords: arguments, alternatives, contentions, second, development, theories
Number of Pages: 324
Published: 2009-02-24
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 1606230654
ISBN-13: 9781606230657

Widely adopted, this text critically evaluates the leading theories of international economic development, from classical economic and sociological models to Marxist, poststructuralist, and feminist perspectives. No other book provides such comprehensive coverage or links the theories as incisively to contemporary world events and policy debates. Reexamining neoliberal conceptions of economic growth, the authors show what a more just and democratic form of development might look like today. New to This Edition*Revised to reflect evolving global economic realities.*Updated with the latest conce