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A precise scientific exploration of the differences between boys
and girls that breaks down damaging gender stereotypes and offers
practical guidance for parents and educators.
In the past decade, we've come to accept certain ideas about the
differences between males and females--that boys can't focus in a
classroom, for instance, and that girls are obsessed with
relationships. In Pink Brain, Blue Brain, neuroscientist Lise Eliot
turns that thinking on its head. Calling on years of exhaustive
research and her own work in the field of neuroplasticity, Eliot
argues that infant brains are so malleable that small differences
at birth become amplified over time, as parents and teachers--and
the culture at large--unwittingly reinforce gender stereotypes.
Children themselves intensify the differences by playing to their
modest strengths. They constantly exercise those "ball-throwing" or
"doll-cuddling" circuits, rarely straying from their comfort zones.
But this, says Eliot, is just what they need to do, and she offers
parents and teachers concrete ways to help. Boys are not, in fact,
"better at math" but at certain kinds of spatial reasoning. Girls
are not naturally more empathetic; they're allowed to express their
feelings. By appreciating how sex differences emerge--rather than
assuming them to be fixed biological facts--we can help all
children reach their fullest potential, close the troubling gaps
between boys and girls, and ultimately end the gender wars that
currently divide us.
Family Focused Interventions, Volume 59 in the International Review
of Research in Developmental Disabilities series, highlights new
advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting
chapters that touch are Helping Parents of Children with
Disabilities to Promote Risk-Taking in Play, Parent Mentoring
Program or Telehealth Parent Support, Parent-mediated early
intervention, Supporting fathers of children with disabilities, and
more.
Judgment, Decision-Making, and Embodied Choices introduces a new
concept of embodied choices which take sensorimotor experiences
into account when limited time and resources forces a person to
make a quick decision. This book combines areas of cognitive
psychology and movement science, presenting an integrative approach
to understanding human functioning in everyday scenarios. This is
the first book focusing on the role of the gut as a second brain,
introducing the link to risky behavior. The book's author engages
readers by providing real-life experiences and scenarios connecting
theory to practice.
International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities,
Volume 58, highlights new advances in the field, with this new
volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including The
Importance of Informal Supports in Meeting the Daily Needs of
Adults with IDD, Forms and Functions of Special Education Advocacy:
Supporting Families of Children with IDD, The Disability Training
Needs of Healthcare Professionals, Health promotion and obesity
risk in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
Community-based participatory approaches to IDD research, and
Measuring behavioral problems in children with Down syndrome.
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series features empirical
and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental
psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning,
to complex learning and problem-solving.
Navigating Life Transitions for Meaning explores the central human
motivation of meaning making, and its counterpart, meaning
disruption. The book describes different types of specific
transitions, details how specific transitions affect an individual
differently, and provides appropriate clinical approaches. The book
examines the effects of life transitions on the component parts of
meaning in life, including making sense (coherence), driving life
goals (purpose), significance (mattering), and continuity. The book
covers a range of transitions, including developmental (e.g.,
adolescence to adulthood), personal (e.g., illness onset, becoming
a parent, and bereavement), and career (e.g., military deployment,
downshifting, and retiring). Life transitions are experienced by
all persons, and the influence of those transitions are tremendous.
It is essential for clinicians to understand how transitions can
disrupt life and how to help clients successfully navigate these
changes.
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Expand your learning on some of the fundamental aspects surrounding
human personality and intelligence with this accessible, revised
edition. Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence 5th
edition follows the previous market-leading editions, offering a
complete, reader-friendly, and up-to-date introduction to the
field. The text offers a significant discussion on the fundamental
issues surrounding personality, individual differences, and
intelligence on a biological, physiological, and psychological
level and how their integration applies to the United Kingdom and
European curriculum. Following a thoughtful pedagogical approach,
the edition develops the subject from its foundation to more
advanced topics, making it highly accessible to students. It also
employs a range of updated and new features, encouraging individual
reflection and group discussion for a deeper understanding of the
topics introduced The text presents historical material and
viewpoints, which along with debates of new and contemporary
issues, make the content engaging to read and discuss. Equipped
with features such as the established series of 'Stop and Think'
boxes, it aims at helping students consolidate their understanding
of the topics reviewed and develop their critical thinking skills.
Updated with 150 new research studies and introducing new topics
(such as the Dark Triad of Personality, Entity Theory and
Incremental Theories of Intelligence, Work on Trait Emotional
Intelligence, Internet Dating, Personality, and Social Media Use),
this edition is a must-have book!
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