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Routledge Handbook of Bounded Rationality (Paperback): Riccardo Viale Routledge Handbook of Bounded Rationality (Paperback)
Riccardo Viale
R1,390 Discovery Miles 13 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Herbert Simon's renowned theory of bounded rationality is principally interested in cognitive constraints and environmental factors and influences which prevent people from thinking or behaving according to formal rationality. Simon's theory has been expanded in numerous directions and taken up by various disciplines with an interest in how humans think and behave. This includes philosophy, psychology, neurocognitive sciences, economics, political science, sociology, management, and organization studies. The Routledge Handbook of Bounded Rationality draws together an international team of leading experts to survey the recent literature and the latest developments in these related fields. The chapters feature entries on key behavioural phenomena, including reasoning, judgement, decision making, uncertainty, risk, heuristics and biases, and fast and frugal heuristics. The text also examines current ideas such as fast and slow thinking, nudge, ecological rationality, evolutionary psychology, embodied cognition, and neurophilosophy. Overall, the volume serves to provide the most complete state-of-the-art collection on bounded rationality available. This book is essential reading for students and scholars of economics, psychology, neurocognitive sciences, political sciences, and philosophy.

Current Controversies in Philosophy of Memory (Hardcover): Andre Sant'anna, Christopher Jude McCarroll, Kourken Michaelian Current Controversies in Philosophy of Memory (Hardcover)
Andre Sant'anna, Christopher Jude McCarroll, Kourken Michaelian
R5,407 Discovery Miles 54 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The surge of philosophical interest in episodic memory has brought to light a number of controversial questions about this form of memory that have only recently begun to be addressed in detail. This book organises discussion around six such questions, offering two new chapters per question, from experts in the field. The questions are: I. What is the relationship between memory and imagination? II. Do memory traces have content? III. What is the nature of mnemonic confabulation? IV. What is the function of episodic memory? V. Do non-human animals have episodic memory? VI. Does episodic memory give us knowledge of the past? The book constitutes a valuable resource for researchers, teachers, and students alike. For researchers, it provides an up-to-date discussion of some of the main theories, arguments, and problems in the area. For teachers, the book can supply the readings for an entire course, or particular sections can provide the readings for specific units within a broader philosophy of memory course. For students, the book offers accessible discussions of some of the most recent topics in the philosophy of memory, which, when taken together, serve as a well-rounded introduction to the area.

Postfeminism and Body Image (Hardcover): Sarah Riley, Adrienne Evans, Martine Robson Postfeminism and Body Image (Hardcover)
Sarah Riley, Adrienne Evans, Martine Robson
R4,071 Discovery Miles 40 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Uses a critical psychology approach that looks at body-image as a complex phenomenon with no easy, clean-cut or self-evident accounts Offers an innovative and important development in body image research that uses poststructualist and psycho-social frameworks; and it develops postfeminist sensibility research by bringing to the fore its previously implicit engagement with body image Situated in the new 'post digital cultures' field developing out of the normalisation of the digital and the blurring of on/offline subjectivity and practice

Locating Imagination in Popular Culture - Place, Tourism and Belonging (Paperback): Nicky van Es, Stijn Reijnders, Leonieke... Locating Imagination in Popular Culture - Place, Tourism and Belonging (Paperback)
Nicky van Es, Stijn Reijnders, Leonieke Bolderman, Abby Waysdorf
R1,244 Discovery Miles 12 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Locating Imagination in Popular Culture offers a multi-disciplinary account of the ways in which popular culture, tourism and notions of place intertwine in an environment characterized by ongoing processes of globalization, digitization and an increasingly ubiquitous nature of multi-media. Centred around the concept of imagination, the authors demonstrate how popular culture and media are becoming increasingly important in the ways in which places and localities are imagined, and how they also subsequently stimulate a desire to visit the actual places in which people's favourite stories are set. With examples drawn from around the globe, the book offers a unique study of the role of narratives conveyed through media in stimulating and reflecting desire in tourism. This book will have appeal in a wide variety of academic disciplines, ranging from media and cultural studies to fan- and tourism studies, cultural geography, literary studies and cultural sociology.

Perception and the Inhuman Gaze - Perspectives from Philosophy, Phenomenology, and the Sciences (Paperback): Anya Daly, Fred... Perception and the Inhuman Gaze - Perspectives from Philosophy, Phenomenology, and the Sciences (Paperback)
Anya Daly, Fred Cummins, James Jardine, Dermot Moran
R1,276 Discovery Miles 12 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The diverse essays in this volume speak to the relevance of phenomenological and psychological questioning regarding perceptions of the human. This designation, human, can be used beyond the mere identification of a species to underwrite exclusion, denigration, dehumanization and demonization, and to set up a pervasive opposition in Othering all deemed inhuman, nonhuman, or posthuman. As alerted to by Merleau-Ponty, one crucial key for a deeper understanding of these issues is consideration of the nature and scope of perception. Perception defines the world of the perceiver, and perceptual capacities are constituted in engagement with the world - there is co-determination. Moreover, the distinct phenomenology of perception in the spectatorial mode in contrast to the reciprocal mode, deepens the intersubjective and ethical dimensions of such investigations. Questions motivating the essays include: Can objectification and an inhuman gaze serve positive ends? If so, under what constraints and conditions? How is an inhuman gaze achieved and at what cost? How might the emerging insights of the role of perception into our interdependencies and essential sociality from various domains challenge not only theoretical frameworks, but also the practices and institutions of science, medicine, psychiatry and justice? What can we learn from atypical social cognition, psychopathology and animal cognition? Could distortions within the gazer's emotional responsiveness and habituated aspects of social interaction play a role in the emergence of an inhuman gaze? Perception and the Inhuman Gaze will interest scholars and advanced students working in phenomenology, philosophy of mind, psychology, psychiatry, sociology and social cognition.

Theories of Human Development (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman Theories of Human Development (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman
R5,892 Discovery Miles 58 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This bestselling textbook provides an engaging introduction to 11 major theories about human development that continue to guide research, intervention, and practice. The theories are grouped into three families: those that emphasize biological systems, those that focus on environmental factors, and those that reflect the interaction between the two. This organization encourages readers to evaluate, compare, and contrast key theoretical ideas both within and across families. Pedagogical features foster critical thinking and an active approach to learning. Each family of theories is introduced with a brief overview of their unique perspectives and the rationale for grouping them together. Discussion of each theory includes the cultural/historical context within which the theory developed, key concepts and ideas, extensions of the theory in new directions, a research example, an illustration of how the theory is applied in contemporary practice, and an analysis of how the theory answers six basic questions that a theory of human development should address. Each chapter begins with a case example and related application. There is expanded visual material throughout to enhance and extend key concepts. The third edition also features: a new chapter, "Social Justice Theory," which addresses definitions of social justice, the development of social justice reasoning, emotional foundations, and behaviors related to activism, with particular focus on societal conditions of privilege and disadvantage that create social inequities and impact developmental outcomes consideration of social justice themes as they emerge across theories an increased focus on how theories account for and characterize individual differences, and the value of diversity for human adaptation a new emphasis on gender and sexual identities across theories greater attention to the role of culture as it is featured within each theory, as a component of the macro environment, and as it is internalized through socialization processes a revised epilogue, focusing on implications for family dynamics and links from theory to practice By focusing on theories that have had a major impact on development science, this book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in theories of development, lifespan, or child development, taught in the fields of psychology, human development, family studies, education, and social work.

Architectural Affects after Deleuze and Guattari (Paperback): Marko Jobst, Helene Frichot Architectural Affects after Deleuze and Guattari (Paperback)
Marko Jobst, Helene Frichot
R1,267 Discovery Miles 12 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Architectural Affects after Deleuze and Guattari is the first sustained survey into ways of theorising affect in architecture. It reflects on the legacy and influence of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari in the uptake of affect in architectural discourse and practice, and stresses the importance of the political in discussions of affect. It is a timely antidote to an enduring fixation on architectural phenomenology in the field. The contributors offer a variety of approaches to the challenges presented in discussing the relation between affect and architecture, and how this is contextualised in the broader field of affect studies. Ranging from evaluations of architectural and urban productions and practices, to inquiries into architectural experience, to modes of affective inquiry in education, to experimental affective writing, each contribution to this seminal volume suggests ways of developing a more sustained approach to a crucial thematic domain. The volume will be of use to students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; researchers, theorists and historians of architecture and related urban and spatial disciplines; the fields of social science and cultural theory; and to philosophy, in particular the studies of Deleuze and Guattari, and Baruch Spinoza.

Problem-Solving Courts, Criminal Justice, and the International Gold Standard - Reframing the English and Welsh Drug Courts... Problem-Solving Courts, Criminal Justice, and the International Gold Standard - Reframing the English and Welsh Drug Courts (Paperback)
Anna Kawalek
R1,260 Discovery Miles 12 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents findings from a process evaluation carried out at a problem-solving court located in England: Manchester Review Court. Unlike the widely documented successes of similar international models, there is no detail of Manchester Review Court in the accessible literature, not in any policy document, nor is there a court handbook or website outlining objectives and expected practice. In adopting the seminal 'wine' and 'bottle' analytical framework propounded by therapeutic jurisprudence scholars, and by carrying out a detailed comparative analysis comparing the court to successful international problem-solving courts, the original empirical data brings clarity to an overlooked area. A fidelity analysis is also offered for the forerunning English and Welsh drug courts, which were established during the early 2000s, but then shortly fell by the wayside without satisfactory explanation for why. Findings from the book shed new light on the causes of the English and Welsh drug court downfalls pending recent calls to roll out a fresh suite of problem-solving courts. In light of the international evidence base and national struggles in the field, the book proposes a renewed, UK-specific, fidelity matrix to forge the impetus for new practice in this area, whilst accounting for past failures and acknowledging current issues. Therefore, this book not only breaks new ground by advancing knowledge of a significantly uncharted area but provides important inroads for helping policymakers with their strategies in tackling recidivism, addiction, victimisation, and austerity, as widespread social and human issues currently facing both Manchester and the UK more broadly. Presenting significant advancements in theory, policy, and practice at both national and international scale, the book will be a valuable resource for academics and practitioners working in the fields of Therapeutic Justice, Criminal Law, Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Socio-Legal Studies.

Opera, Emotion, and the Antipodes Volume II - Applied Perspectives: Compositions and Performances (Paperback): Michael... Opera, Emotion, and the Antipodes Volume II - Applied Perspectives: Compositions and Performances (Paperback)
Michael Halliwell, Stephanie Rocke, Jane Davidson
R1,271 Discovery Miles 12 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There can be little doubt that opera and emotion are inextricably linked. From dramatic plots driven by energetic producers and directors to the conflicts and triumphs experienced by all associated with opera's staging to the reactions and critiques of audience members, emotion is omnipresent in opera. Yet few contemplate the impact that the customary cultural practices of specific times and places have upon opera's ability to move emotions. Taking Australia as a case study, this two-volume collection of extended essays demonstrates that emotional experiences, discourses, displays and expressions do not share universal significance but are at least partly produced, defined, and regulated by culture. Spanning approximately 170 years of opera production in Australia, the authors show how the emotions associated with the specific cultural context of a nation steeped in egalitarian aspirations and marked by increasing levels of multiculturalism have adjusted to changing cultural and social contexts across time. Volume I adopts an historical, predominantly nineteenth-century perspective, while Volume II applies historical, musicological, and ethnological approaches to discuss subsequent Australian operas and opera productions through to the twenty-first century. With final chapters pulling threads from the two volumes together, Opera, Emotion, and the Antipodes establishes a model for constructing emotion history from multiple disciplinary perspectives.

Young Refugees and Forced Displacement - Navigating Everyday Life in Beirut (Paperback): Liliana Riga, Mary Holmes, Arek... Young Refugees and Forced Displacement - Navigating Everyday Life in Beirut (Paperback)
Liliana Riga, Mary Holmes, Arek Dakessian, Johannes Langer, David Anderson
R1,263 Discovery Miles 12 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Young Refugees and Forced Displacement is about young Syrian and Iraqi refugees navigating the complex realities of forced displacement in Beirut. It is based on a British Academy funded two-year project with 51 displaced youths aged 8 to 17 and under the care of three local humanitarian organisations. Focus groups, interviews and innovative arts-based methods were used to learn about their everyday lives. At the end of the project, we coproduced with them a public mural, allowing unexpected epistemological and methodological reflections on researching refugees and the "right to opacity." Families and friendships, humanitarian caregiving, racism, discrimination and everyday decencies and civilities make up the stuff of their ordinary, everyday encounters within refugeedom, defining both its sharper edges and its more inadvertent and quietly political ones. Thus, refugeedom, as we conceive it, includes "the humanitarian condition" but goes a little beyond it, to become also a human condition of political alterity. In navigating refugeedom, the young Syrians and Iraqis become sophisticated political and moral actors, using emotional reflexivity as they engage layered subjectivities to define the terms of their own forced displacement. This book will be of interest to policymakers, humanitarian organisations, social science scholars and students working on refugees, displacement, humanitarianism, intimacies and emotions, racism and discrimination. It may also be of interest to displaced youth.

Introduction to Ecological Psychology - A Lawful Approach to Perceiving, Acting, and Cognizing (Hardcover): Julia J. C. Blau,... Introduction to Ecological Psychology - A Lawful Approach to Perceiving, Acting, and Cognizing (Hardcover)
Julia J. C. Blau, Jeffrey B. Wagman
R4,092 Discovery Miles 40 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

- The only undergraduate textbook on Ecological Psychology on the market. - Provides a broad-scale view of ecological psychology as it applies not only to perception-action but also to development, social interaction, the emergence of life and evolution, among other topics. - Growing international appeal in the ecological approach to psychology, particularly in South America and Japan, showing a strong global market.

Journeys through Emerging Adulthood - An Introduction to Development from Ages 18-30 Around the World (Hardcover): Alan Reifman Journeys through Emerging Adulthood - An Introduction to Development from Ages 18-30 Around the World (Hardcover)
Alan Reifman
R4,077 Discovery Miles 40 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Journeys through Emerging Adulthood takes the reader on a tour of contemporary transitions to adulthood, reporting on the latest cross-national and cross-cultural research into young adulthood and separating fact from fiction about this important life phase. Alan Reifman shows how today's youth are taking more time to enter traditional adult roles, and explores the benefits and disadvantages of this gradual emergence into adulthood. This essential textbook navigates the research that reveals the substantial variety in young people's paths to adulthood. It covers the spectrum of the young adult experience, examining the influence that parents have on their grown children's progress and identity as adults, and considering the impact of traditional milestones such as higher education, establishing a career, forming romantic relationships and becoming a parent. It examines key topics including mental health in emerging adults and the likelihood of substance abuse, and how young adults might reach out into the community through volunteerism, religious involvement and political activism. Each section includes examples and studies conducted in a range of countries, exploring how the journey to adulthood can vary according to cultural context as well as individual circumstance. The book affirms that while there is great variety in how one transitions to adulthood, there is no correct path, and most people fare well - or even thrive - in adulthood. Featuring end-of-chapter summaries, quizzes and activities, Journeys Through Emerging Adulthood provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of this significant life stage, connecting fundamental psychological theories with modern social phenomena. Reifman's text is essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students of psychology, human development and sociology, as well as students and researchers of any discipline interested in the path to adulthood.

Journeys through Emerging Adulthood - An Introduction to Development from Ages 18-30 Around the World (Paperback): Alan Reifman Journeys through Emerging Adulthood - An Introduction to Development from Ages 18-30 Around the World (Paperback)
Alan Reifman
R1,446 Discovery Miles 14 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Journeys through Emerging Adulthood takes the reader on a tour of contemporary transitions to adulthood, reporting on the latest cross-national and cross-cultural research into young adulthood and separating fact from fiction about this important life phase. Alan Reifman shows how today's youth are taking more time to enter traditional adult roles, and explores the benefits and disadvantages of this gradual emergence into adulthood. This essential textbook navigates the research that reveals the substantial variety in young people's paths to adulthood. It covers the spectrum of the young adult experience, examining the influence that parents have on their grown children's progress and identity as adults, and considering the impact of traditional milestones such as higher education, establishing a career, forming romantic relationships and becoming a parent. It examines key topics including mental health in emerging adults and the likelihood of substance abuse, and how young adults might reach out into the community through volunteerism, religious involvement and political activism. Each section includes examples and studies conducted in a range of countries, exploring how the journey to adulthood can vary according to cultural context as well as individual circumstance. The book affirms that while there is great variety in how one transitions to adulthood, there is no correct path, and most people fare well - or even thrive - in adulthood. Featuring end-of-chapter summaries, quizzes and activities, Journeys Through Emerging Adulthood provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of this significant life stage, connecting fundamental psychological theories with modern social phenomena. Reifman's text is essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students of psychology, human development and sociology, as well as students and researchers of any discipline interested in the path to adulthood.

Why Conscience Matters - A Defence of Conscientious Objection in Healthcare (Hardcover): Xavier Symons Why Conscience Matters - A Defence of Conscientious Objection in Healthcare (Hardcover)
Xavier Symons
R4,068 Discovery Miles 40 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book provides a detailed introduction to a major debate in bioethics, as well as a rigorous account of the role of conscience in professional decision-making. Exploring the role of conscience in healthcare practice, this book offers fresh counterpoints to recent calls to ban or severely restrict conscience objection. It provides a detailed philosophical account of the nature and moral import of conscience, and defends a prima facie right to conscientious objection for healthcare professionals. The book also has relevance to broader debates about religious liberty and civil rights, such as debates about the rights and duties of persons and institutions who refuse services to clients on the basis of a religious objection. The book concludes with a discussion of how to regulate individual and institutional conscientious objection, and presents general principles for the accommodation of individual conscientious objectors in the healthcare system. This book will be of value to students and scholars in the fields of moral philosophy, bioethics and health law.

Doing Statistical Analysis - A Student's Guide to Quantitative Research (Hardcover): Christer Thrane Doing Statistical Analysis - A Student's Guide to Quantitative Research (Hardcover)
Christer Thrane
R4,082 Discovery Miles 40 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Doing Statistical Analysis looks at three kinds of statistical research questions - descriptive, associational, and inferential - and shows students how to conduct statistical analyses and interpret the results. Keeping equations to a minimum, it uses a conversational style and relatable examples such as football, COVID-19, and tourism, to aid understanding. Each chapter contains practice exercises, and a section showing students how to reproduce the statistical results in the book using Stata and SPSS. Digital supplements consist of data sets in Stata, SPSS, and Excel, and a test bank for instructors. Its accessible approach means this is the ideal textbook for undergraduate students across the social and behavioral sciences needing to build their confidence with statistical analysis.

Reimagining Therapy through Social Contextual Analyses - Finding New Ways to Support People in Distress (Hardcover): Bernard... Reimagining Therapy through Social Contextual Analyses - Finding New Ways to Support People in Distress (Hardcover)
Bernard Guerin
R4,074 Discovery Miles 40 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book attempts to 'shake up' the current complacency around therapy and 'mental health' behaviours by putting therapy fully into context using Social Contextual Analysis; showing how changes to our social, discursive, and societal environments, rather than changes to an individual's 'mind', will reduce suffering from the 'mental health' behaviours. Guerin challenges many assumptions about both current therapy and psychology, and offers alternative approaches, synthesized from sociology, social anthropology, sociolinguistics, and elsewhere. The book provides a way of addressing the 'mental health' behaviours including actions, talking, thinking, and emotions, by taking people's external life situations into account, and not relying on an imagined 'internal source'. Guerin describes the broad contexts for current Western therapies, referring to social, discursive, cultural, societal, and economic contexts, and suggests that we need to research the components of therapies and stop treating therapies as units. He reframes different types of therapy away from their abstract jargons, offering an alternative approach grounded in our real social worlds, aligning with new thinking that challenges the traditional methods of therapy, and also providing a better framework for rethinking psychology itself. The book ultimately suggests more emphasis should be put on 'mental health' behaviours as arising from social issues including the modern contexts of extreme capitalism, excessive bureaucracy, weakened discursive communities, and changing forms of social relationships. Practical guidelines are provided for building the reimagined therapies into clinics and institutions where labelling and pathologizing the 'mental health' behaviours will no longer be needed. By putting 'mental health' behaviours and therapy into a naturalistic or ecological social sciences framework, this book will be practical and fascinating reading for professional therapists, counsellors, social workers, and mental health nurses, as well as academics interested in psychology and the social sciences more generally.

Cognitive Mapping for Problem-based and Inquiry Learning - Theory, Research, and Assessment (Hardcover): Juanjuan Chen Cognitive Mapping for Problem-based and Inquiry Learning - Theory, Research, and Assessment (Hardcover)
Juanjuan Chen
R4,072 Discovery Miles 40 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Providing a comprehensive review of cognitive mapping-supported problem-based and inquiry learning from both the learning sciences and cognitive sciences perspectives * Incorporating two cases of empirical studies that may provide some implications for relevant researchers and practitioners * Elaborating how problem-based learning and cognitive maps can be assessed, which are the assessment issues that researchers and practitioners are concerned

Virtue, Narrative, and Self - Explorations of Character in the Philosophy of Mind and Action (Paperback): Joseph Ulatowski,... Virtue, Narrative, and Self - Explorations of Character in the Philosophy of Mind and Action (Paperback)
Joseph Ulatowski, Liezl Van Zyl
R1,267 Discovery Miles 12 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Virtue, Narrative, and Self connects two philosophical areas of study that have long been treated as distinct: virtue theory and narrative accounts of personal identity. Chapters address several important issues and neglected themes at the intersection of these research areas. Specific examples include the role of narrative in the identification, differentiation, and cultivation of virtue, the nature of practical reasoning and moral competence, and the influence of life's narrative structure on our conceptions of what it means to live and act well. This volume demonstrates how recent work from the philosophy of mind and action concerning narrativity and our understanding of the self can shed new light on questions about the nature of virtue, practical wisdom, and human flourishing. This book will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in virtue theory, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, and moral education.

Inspiration for the Weary Therapist - A Practical Clinical Companion (Hardcover): David Klow Inspiration for the Weary Therapist - A Practical Clinical Companion (Hardcover)
David Klow
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* This book is different because it helps weary therapists, who are likely burnt out, believe in themselves again. It gives particular attention to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and how to practice from a culturally competent framework. * People will want to buy this book because it is a unique companion for them like none other that will help guide them through challenging professional situations, soothe them during upsetting clinical moments, and encourage them to keep going during changing times. * A reader should choose this book because it speaks straight to the heart of their experience and is written by a seasoned clinician/supervisor who has walked in their shoes (or sat in their seat as it were). It helps modern clinicians strengthen their practice, normalize their struggles, and realize that they don't have to go it alone.

A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology, Volume 2 - Explorations into the Practice of Compassionate Psychotherapy (Paperback):... A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology, Volume 2 - Explorations into the Practice of Compassionate Psychotherapy (Paperback)
Robert A. Graceffo
R1,441 Discovery Miles 14 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The purpose of A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology, Volume II, is to encourage clinical and personal reflection on the part of reading clinicians, so as to foster more thought about the meaning and complexities of the therapeutic encounter. It does so by offering three clinical examples and a searching discussion of what each might teach us about the case at hand, ourselves, and the world. The book begins with an honest exploration of the limitations accompanying any and every attempt to write about the action of psychotherapy, which the first volume characterised as ineffable. More particularly, it is suggested that the deepest therapeutic phenomenon, experiential "proximity," is itself neither fully observable to the participants nor capturable by a verbal account. These concessions, which effectively confine the therapeutic "mechanism" to the air of every encounter, threaten to make descriptions of psychotherapy useless. However, while we can never rightly describe the fundamental cause of change, we can describe its observable corollaries. It is then suggested that certain therapeutic postures-those of kindness, openness, and sameness-facilitate the expansion of the other's cognitive apparatus and thereby the "knowns" that inhabit their minds (the main goal of therapy, per Volume I). A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology, Volume II, is valuable for therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other practitioners as well as graduate and undergraduate students in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, mental health, social work, and philosophy.

A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology, Volume 2 - Explorations into the Practice of Compassionate Psychotherapy (Hardcover):... A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology, Volume 2 - Explorations into the Practice of Compassionate Psychotherapy (Hardcover)
Robert A. Graceffo
R4,366 Discovery Miles 43 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The purpose of A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology, Volume II, is to encourage clinical and personal reflection on the part of reading clinicians, so as to foster more thought about the meaning and complexities of the therapeutic encounter. It does so by offering three clinical examples and a searching discussion of what each might teach us about the case at hand, ourselves, and the world. The book begins with an honest exploration of the limitations accompanying any and every attempt to write about the action of psychotherapy, which the first volume characterised as ineffable. More particularly, it is suggested that the deepest therapeutic phenomenon, experiential "proximity," is itself neither fully observable to the participants nor capturable by a verbal account. These concessions, which effectively confine the therapeutic "mechanism" to the air of every encounter, threaten to make descriptions of psychotherapy useless. However, while we can never rightly describe the fundamental cause of change, we can describe its observable corollaries. It is then suggested that certain therapeutic postures-those of kindness, openness, and sameness-facilitate the expansion of the other's cognitive apparatus and thereby the "knowns" that inhabit their minds (the main goal of therapy, per Volume I). A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology, Volume II, is valuable for therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other practitioners as well as graduate and undergraduate students in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, mental health, social work, and philosophy.

Supporting Grammar and Language Development in Children - A Guidebook for the Grammar Tales Stories (Paperback): Jessica Habib Supporting Grammar and Language Development in Children - A Guidebook for the Grammar Tales Stories (Paperback)
Jessica Habib; Illustrated by Carina Ward
R705 Discovery Miles 7 050 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This guidebook has been created to accompany the Grammar Tales story books, a collection of beautifully illustrated picture books designed to support grammar and language development in children. Including accessible activities and ideas to help children use grammar forms expressively, the guidebook discusses the specific grammatical form focused on in each story, and offers support in using the storybooks effectively. Photocopiable and downloadable handouts for parents and carers allow therapy work to continue beyond the therapy session. This guidebook is an essential accompaniment to the Grammar Tales storybooks for Speech and Language therapists working with children.

No Other Gods - An Interpretation of the Biblical Myth for a Transbiblical Age (Chiron Monograph Series) (Hardcover): Phyllis... No Other Gods - An Interpretation of the Biblical Myth for a Transbiblical Age (Chiron Monograph Series) (Hardcover)
Phyllis Moore
R1,005 Discovery Miles 10 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities - A Critical Reflection (Hardcover): N Sukumar Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities - A Critical Reflection (Hardcover)
N Sukumar
R4,075 Discovery Miles 40 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book studies the exclusion and discrimination that is meted out to Scheduled Caste (SC) students in the Indian Higher Education system, and the psychosocial consequences of such practices. It foregrounds the conceptual debates around caste, exclusion, and reservations in Indian academia, discussing the social dominance and the roots of prejudices in the university spaces. The volume reflects upon the fragile social world in which students from the margins struggle for survival in the academic space. It reveals that these students navigate the various facets of academia - like classrooms, pedagogy, scholarships, hostels, peer groups, and teachers - only to find the academic space a dystopian universe. The book also sheds light on suicide cases committed by the marginalized groups as a testimony of protest. Based on in-depth ethnographic research, this book will be of interest to teachers, students and researchers of education, sociology, political science, psychology, and exclusion studies. It will also be useful for policymakers, social activists, NGOs, research centers, and those working in higher education, reservations, public policy, caste, and exclusion studies.

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (Hardcover, 4th edition): Mary E. Kite, Lisa S Wagner, Bernard E. Whitley Jr Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Mary E. Kite, Lisa S Wagner, Bernard E. Whitley Jr
R8,414 Discovery Miles 84 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes, and reduction of prejudice and discrimination. It balances a detailed discussion of theories and selected research with applied examples that ensure the material is relevant to students. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and addresses several interlocking themes. It first looks at the nature of prejudice and discrimination, followed by a discussion of research methods. Next come the psychological underpinnings of prejudice: the nature of stereotypes, the conditions under which stereotypes influence responses to other people, contemporary theories of prejudice, and how individuals' values and belief systems are related to prejudice. Explored next are the development of prejudice in children and the social context of prejudice. The theme of discrimination is developed via discussions of the nature of discrimination, the experience of discrimination, and specific forms of discrimination, including gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, and appearance. The concluding theme is the reduction of prejudice. The book is accompanied by a comprehensive website featuring an Instructor Manual that contains activities and tools to help with teaching a prejudice and discrimination course; PowerPoint slides for every chapter; and a Test Bank with short answer and multiple-choice exam questions for every chapter. This book is an essential companion for all students of prejudice and discrimination, including those in psychology, education, social work, business, communication studies, ethnic studies, and other disciplines. In addition to courses on prejudice and discrimination, this book will also appeal to those studying racism and diversity.

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