Integrating Biological and Psychological Explanations of Social Behavior
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 Order and Authority in Disney and Pixar Films initiates an essential conversation about how power dynamics are questioned, reinforced, and disrupted in the Disneyverse. Using various theoretical lenses, authors critique underlying ideologies and help readers understand ...
Social Order and Authority in Disney and Pixar Films contributes to an essential, ongoing conversation about how power dynamics are questioned, reinforced, and disrupted in the stories Disney tells. Whether these films challenge or perpetuate traditional structures (or do both), their considerable influence warrants careful examination. This ......
''A well-conceived and well-argued book that is essential reading for those interested in the study of community building.'' -- Journal of American History ''This study is important for both frontier and urban historians. It is well written, thoroughly documented, and illustrated in an informative manner. One may hope that future studies of other ......
This book uses ethnographic observation and extensive interviewing to sociologically analyze the Wisconsin Uprising of 2011, finding lessons for how social order is formed and explaining the social dynamics that shaped one of the largest sustained protests in US history.
The book offers a sociological perspective on postconflict transitions. It dissects the inner ranks of three Cambodian insurgent groups and develops a theory explaining the path-dependencies of various social groups of former soldiers and commanders.
Neuropsychological and Health Implications of Loss and Exclusion
This volume provides the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of social pain, the experience of pain as a result of interpersonal rejection or loss.
Changing the Unconscious Landscape with NLP and Psychotherapy
Why am I unhappy with my social life?
How can I improve my relationships?
Why do I feel bullied and intimidated?
The answers to all these questions are to be found in your social panorama. Social Panoramas reveals the unconscious landscape of images and people that surrounds each of us. ......
Investigates social parents - people who function as parents but who may not be recognized as such in the eyes of the law What makes a person a parent? Around the world, same-sex couples are raising children; parents are separating and re-partnering, creating blended families; and children are living with grandparents, family friends, and ......
