Handbook of Personal Security (Hardcover)

The issue of psychological security within an increasingly unstable, interconnected world has become a defining challenge of modern individual and cultural life. The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 and the global financial crisis that unfolded in 2008 have intensified a sense of global and personal insecurity. This concern with psychological insecurity is reflected in contemporary culture, politics, the business world, consumer behavior, the arts, and other areas. Within this context, the psychological sciences have kept pace, vigorously investigating these issues. This handbook features the latest theory and research examining cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to security threats. It expands the conceptual focus from specific security threats to the broader range of antecedents, processes, and consequences of psychological security/insecurity. The chapters are organized into four content areas: personal security in individual contexts, personal security in interpersonal contexts, personal security with cultural and health contexts, and interdisciplinary analyses of personal security. They represent a new and vibrant area of research unified by the common goal of understanding the factors that shape a sense of personal security. Together, these provocative chapters provide specific starting points that will shape future theory, policy, and practice on this dominant social issue of the 21st Century and, more importantly, offer opportunities to connect social and personality psychology to its scientific kin.

General

Imprint:	Psychology Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	2015
Editors:	Patrick J. Carroll • Robert M. Arkin • Aaron L. Wichman
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	380
ISBN-13:	978-1-84872-675-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Safety in the home Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
LSN:	1-84872-675-9
Barcode:	9781848726758

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