Individual Differences and Personality, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive overview of research regarding what personality is and how and why it differs between people. This book begins with a description of the study of personality and then presents basic principles of personality measurement, the concept of personality traits, and the major dimensions of personality variation. Further chapters review personality change and stability, biological causal mechanisms, genetic and environmen...

CHILD, FAMILY, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY: SOCIALIZATION AND SUPPORT, now in its Eleventh Edition, offers an excellent introduction to socialization grounded in a powerful conceptual framework--Urie Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model of Human Development. Examining how the school, family and community influence children's socialization, this trusted text addresses complex issues in a clear, comprehensive fashion. An enjoyable read, the text packed with meaningful, timely examples and effective learn...

An accessible textbook for professionals, undergraduate, graduate and executive students in business studies and economics that are interested in effective approaches towards sustainability challenges. The first textbook to take a multidisciplinary approach to address wicked problems relating to the SDGs. Provides a guide for action research by practitioners, as well as students.

In the sixth edition of this international bestseller, David Sousa once again translates the latest neuroscience and education research into concrete actions and strategies for the classroom.

Pocket Style Manual, APA Version provides practical advice for any level of university writing in courses such as psychology, criminal justice, nursing, education, business, and more. Straightforward instruction in grammar, style, and punctuation, combined with a how-to approach to research writing, gives students quick answers to their writing questions. What's more, it covers all aspects of writing in APA Style, from language guidelines to documentation models to sample student writing in d...

20 case histories based on real clinical experiences

This popular supplement complements courses in abnormal and clinical psychology with 20 case histories based on real clinical experiences. Each case study describes the individual's history and symptoms and includes a theoretical discussion of treatment, a specific treatment plan, the actual treatment conducted, and assessment questions.

The book is written by two highly experienced adaptors and translators from American regional and commercial theatre. The book takes into account the structural and artistic differences between adapting from different media into theatre (from film to theatre, from novel to theatre, etc). The book features interviews with a range of theatre practitioners versed in all aspects of writing and teaching translation and adaptation.

Humans are social animals, and change is a social process. To understand this social process and explain the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of individuals, knowledge of how the presence of others influences people is crucial. In this regard, bias is a concept with a lot of potential.

Because cognitive and social biases influence human thinking, feelings, and behaviour, these provide insights and knowledge that are helpful, if not essential, for the field of organizational behaviour and ch...

Written with an economists brain and a soccer writers skill,Soccernomicsapplies high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics

Soccernomics is a revolutionary new way of looking at soccer that has helped to change the way the sport is played. This World Cup edition features ample new material, including a chapter on women's soccer that makes a case for reparations, an analysis of the pandemic's impact on soccer finances, and insights into the failed plan to create a European Super Le...