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Salinas shows us that a long-term program is needed to solve the problem of inequality, not just compensate for it.

Affirmative Action was originally needed to deal with disparities - social, economic, political and educational - in America.

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Personal factors are an element of social-ecological models of disability but have not been well defined or described. This book examines personal factors from the field of positive psychology to begin to identify and build strengths-based approaches to promoting the full participation, dignity, and well-being of disabled people.

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The completely revised step-by-step guide to tackling conflict-personal or professional-now includes an updated section on navigating sticky situations online.

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Integrating developmental and systems theories, the authors propose an original scenario by which to understand and treat the family unit. Under study here is the primary triangle" of mother-father-infant. The authors provide a complex research paradigm for examining the interactional triangles formed in the family during the early years.

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"Proteanism"--or the protean self--describes a psychological phenomenon integral to our times. We live in a world marked by breathtaking historical change and instantaneous global communication. Our liv

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The Psychiatric Witness in Court provides real case studies and testimonies for professionals interested in forensic psychiatry. Detailed information helps those who serve as expert witnesses to be well-prepared to understand the role of the mental health professional within the justice system.

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The Psychic Immune System theorizes the existence of a hidden variable that acts via both unconscious and conscious processes to protect humans individually and collectively from mortal threats.

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The pioneering contribution to infant psychology that gave us separation and individuation documents with standard-setting care the intrapsychic process of a child's emergence from symbiotic fusion wi

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Presents a systematic review of the main lines of research on attention; the topics range from perception of threshold stimuli to memory storage and decision making. The book develops empirical generalizations about the major issues and suggests possible underlying theoretical principles.

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This thoughtful book brings together some of the best psychological and spiritual thinkers to ponder evidence-based reflections about the development and nurturance of compassion.

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Peace-makers, experts in conflict resolution, researchers and teachers are among the contributors here focused on ethnic and cultural conflict around the world.

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The Psychology of Food and Eating explores the range of this discipline, from the physiology of hunger and the psychophysics of taste and smell, to the development of food preferences and the social psychology of food-related behaviour and attitudes.

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The Psychology of Food and Eating explores the range of this discipline, from the physiology of hunger and the psychophysics of taste and smell, to the development of food preferences and the social psychology of food-related behaviour and attitudes.

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In The Psychology of Global Citizenship, Iva Katzarska-Miller and Stephen Reysen explore the theory and research of global citizenship through a social psychological perspective, integrating past work into a unified model of antecedents and outcomes of global citizenship identification.

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People's capabilities form the most crucial of all mankind's resources. Topics covered include prodigies, geniuses, the acceleration of development in young people, and the influences of family backgrounds on young people.

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This work traces the origins and evolution of the concept of humor in psychology from ancient to modern times with an emphasis on an experimental/empirical approach to the understanding of humor and sense of humor.

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Infused with insights from evolutionary psychology, The Psychology of Marriage offers original ideas about committed relationships based on scientific research with adult couples from around the world.