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  • Handbook Of The Sociology Of Youth In Brics Countries

    by Tom Dwyer, Mikhail K Gorshkov, Ishwar Modi, Chunling Li, Mokong S Mapadimeng ...
    Youth are, by definition, the future. This book brings initial analyses to bear on youth in the five BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which are home to nearly half of the world's youth. Very little is known about these youth outside of their own countries since the mainstream views on 'youth' and 'youth culture' are derived from the available literature on youth in ... Read more

    $214.19 USD

  • Leisure, Health and Well-Being

    A Holistic Approach

    Edited by Zsuzsanna Benkő, Ishwar Modi, Klára Tarkó ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book explores health and leisure as a holistic phenomenon with individual and social dimensions. Contributors to this edited volume explore the physical, mental, emotional, sexual and social aspects of health and leisure as well as the influence of moral and religious principles. The connections between the individual and the social structure, social integration, the social division of labor, ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Mapping Leisure

    Studies from Australia, Asia and Africa

    Edited by Ishwar Modi, Teus J. Kamphorst ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume addresses the rich and varied thoughts, concepts, approaches and leisure practices in sixteen countries of three continents---Australia, Asia and Africa. The chapters showcase the diversity in the forms and ways in which the idea and practice of leisure have developed across space and time. However, the common thread through the chapters is that concepts and practices of leisure are ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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    The Collected Works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

    by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This first volume of the Collected Works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi represents his work on Art and Creativity. Starting with his seminal 1964 study on creativity up to his 2010 publication in Newsweek, the volume spans over four decades of research and writing and clearly shows Csikszentmihalyi’s own development as an academic, psychologist, researcher and person. Unconventional and unorthodox in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Frontiers of Motivational Psychology

    Essays in Honor of John W. Atkinson

    Edited by Donald R. Brown, Joseph Veroff ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

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  • Well-Being in Contemporary Society

    Edited by Johnny H. Søraker, Jan-Willem Van der Rijt, Jelle de Boer, Pak-Hang Wong, Philip Brey ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This anthology examines the practical role of well-being in contemporary society. It discusses developments such as globalization, consumerism and the rapid innovation and use of new and emerging technologies and focuses on the significant impact of these developments on the well-being of people living today. The anthology brings together researchers from various disciplines, including psychology, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Psychosocial Well-being of Children and Adolescents in Latin America

    Evidence-based Interventions

    Edited by Jorge Castellá Sarriera, Lívia Maria Bedin ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book discusses child well-being, with children and adolescents as key informants, from a Latin American perspective. It explores theoretical and empirical issues related to well-being and associated aspects, in order to understand the well-being of this population. Topics analyzed in this volume address for instance environment and community, rights, leisure time, technologies, interpersonal ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Development of Self-Determination Through the Life-Course

    Edited by Michael L. Wehmeyer, Karrie A. Shogren, Todd D. Little, Shane J. Lopez ...
    This volume examines the developmental aspects of the general psychological construct of self-determination. The term refers to self- (vs. other-) caused action—to people acting volitionally—as based on their own will. Research conducted in the fields of psychology and education shows the importance of self-determination to adolescent development and positive adult outcomes. The first part of this ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • Self-Concept Clarity

    Perspectives on Assessment, Research, and Applications

    Edited by Jennifer Lodi-Smith, Kenneth G. DeMarree ...
    This welcome resource traces the evolution of self-concept clarity and brings together diverse strands of research on this important and still-developing construct. Locating self-concept clarity within current models of personality, identity, and the self, expert contributors define the construct and its critical roles in both individual and collective identity and functioning. The book examines ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Forgiveness and Health

    Scientific Evidence and Theories Relating Forgiveness to Better Health

    Edited by David R. Williams, Loren Toussaint, Everett Worthington ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume collects the state-of-the-art research on forgiveness and mental and physical health and well-being. It focuses specifically on connections between forgiveness and its health and well-being benefits. Forgiveness has been examined from a variety of perspectives, including the moral, ethical and philosophical. Ways in which to become more forgiving and evolutionary theories of revenge ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • A Comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Program for Offenders

    Responsible Adult Culture

    by Granville Bud Potter, John C. Gibbs, Molly Robbins, Peter E. Langdon ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book presents Responsible Adult Culture (RAC), a truly comprehensive program for helping offenders to think and act responsibly. It provides the tools of the program with great clarity. In addition to exploring the needs of all offenders, the book addresses the special needs of both female and dual-diagnosis offenders. Responsible thinking means habitually seeing others and situations ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Ten Billion

    by Stephen Emmott ...
    Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us.As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase. And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare.Stephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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