Groups in Context: Leadership and Participation in Small Groups Review

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(More customer reviews)I got my book in much less time than I expected! The book itself was a little wordy, but was very helpful in learning the coursework.

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Reflecting its author's extensive experience in the classroom, this beautifully crafted text expertly balances current theory and research with practical skills and applications. Its presentation reflects the author's belief that small group communication is best understood in context--whether in the workplace, in neighborhoods, in churches, social groups, or civic organizations. The thoroughly updated seventh edition cites more than one hundred recent studies.

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Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to learn about prejudice and disrimination. It is comprehensive, covering a wide range of topics. It is also very interesting to read. A must for anyone who wants to learn about prejudice then and prejudice now. It is a misconception that prejudice and discrimination is a thing of the past or something that was dealt with in the sixties. This book will show you how racism still exists today in a much more subtle ( and sometimes not so subtle ) form. I recommend this book to professors who are teaching classes on prejudice and discrimination.

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This anthology, edited by Scott Plous, can be used as a main text or supplementary text for courses on prejudice, discrimination, and diversity. It includes a unique collection of readings edited, adapted, or updated specifically for this anthology — some of which have never been published before. Interdisciplinary in scope and wide-ranging in approach, the anthology combines research articles, opinion polls, legal decisions, news reports, personal narratives, and more. Several readings come from people on the receiving end of prejudice (often referred to as "targets" of prejudice), whereas other readings focus on perpetrators, bystanders, and social institutions. Note: The book can also be used in conjunction with UnderstandingPrejudice.org, a web site that includes interactive exercises and demonstrations, multimedia materials, tips for instructors, and other prejudice-related resources.

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Sex and Gender: An Introduction Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm usually very skeptical of doing a great deal of online purchasing. TRUST & SATISFACTION are usually my two main concerns. I purcased a book for my class and it was delivered just as promised. Packaging was great. Book was in great condition. Unfortunately because there was no picture, I assumed that the correct book was being sent. I selected the 5th edition (which is what I needed) but received the 2nd edition. I may have to return it if the information needed doesn't coincide with material in syllabus. Other than that no problem.....I will continue to use.

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This is a comprehensive introduction to sex and gender theories, research, and issues, focusing on social psychological and feminist perspectives. The book examines the similarities and differences between women and men, discusses where that knowledge comes from, and explains how that knowledge may itself be shaped and limited by cultural perceptions. This new edition has been thoroughly revised with up-to-date research citations for all chapters and more current examples.

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Intimate Relationships Review

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(More customer reviews)I had to purchase this book for one of my classes and I thought that I would be receiving some cheesy text about how men are from mars and women are from venus. This book is essentially the exact opposite of that. I would say that almost all of the information provided in the book is useful in my everyday life. It's an easy read, but goes into enough detail to really understand all the issues. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a refreshing read that actually has solid information on intimate relationships. I have taken a whole semester course on the psychology of love and this book covers it all. Well, almost. It's not written as an opinion piece, there is actual research that has gone into this text.

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Miller's 5th edition of Intimate Relationships retains all of the qualities that made the trusted text a best seller, with a new organization that makes the material accessible to students. The text has engaging, accessible prose, a comprehensive reach across disciplines, vigorous standards of scholarship, and a personal appeal in its subject matter.The new edition is more concise with two reorganized chapters, but still packed with new developments andcurrent research woven into every chapter.The authors illustrate the relevance of relationship science to readers' everyday lives, encouraging thought and analysis.This lively, comprehensive, user-friendly text provides students with the tools they need to succeed in this course.

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Knowing People: The Personal Use of Social Psychology Review

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(More customer reviews)I thought this book was fantastic and very unique. It is a very nice combination of autobiography, self help, and survey of sociology & psychology research. I was able to learn lessons and apply advice from the book to help me in my life. I learned a tremendous amount from the book and I found it fun to read and very entertaining- highly recommended!

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Combining an engaging, conversational writing style,personal examples, and the best classic and current research studies,this inexpensive, supplemental text helps students apply theprinciples of social psychology to improve their own lives and theirrelationships.This blend of rigorous social psychological researchand practical, personal application, makes KnowingPeople the ideal supplement to a wide variety of standardsocial psychology texts.

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Social Conflict: Escalation, Stalemate, and Settlement (3rd Edition) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a very comprehensive survey of conflict resolution theory. The bulk of the work focuses on conflict escalation and stalemate, leaving a noticeably smaller section on settlement at the very end. The information is readily applicable to analysis of community and international disputes. Thorough citation and summaries offer a rich resource for further reading.
I read this for an introductory, graduate-level class on Conflict Resolution Theory. I think this book would also be useful for students of international relations, industrial psychology, political science, sociology, and business management. John Paul Lederach's excellent book, Building Peace, would be useful to those wanting to know more about post-conflict settlement.

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Useful at both the undergraduate and graduate levels,Social Conflict has been the standard-bearer for brief, sophisticated coverage of all the key research on social conflict and its resolution from a psychological perspective. Dealing with interpersonal, intergroup, interorganizational, and international conflict, the new edition is thoroughly updated and offers additional content to address recent findings and world events. This text is a part of the McGraw-Hill Series in Social Psychology.

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