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Introducing Psychology provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the discipline, as well as the tools they need to better understand themselves and improve their academic study habits. The text presents psychological research on learning, memory, motivation, and social behavior, and encourages students to apply these concepts to their personal study practices to inspire greater academic engagement. Opening chapters define psycholog...

Education Policy for Social Change: Critical Issues in American Education examines and discusses educational policy and issues that arise in all aspects of American education. The anthology features a collection of academic, comprehensive, and rigorous papers and articles that explore the myths of the failing and the reinventing of American public education as the background for a larger, interdisciplinary discussion of education and social ch...

Making Life Choices: The Psychology of Personal and Interpersonal Growth provides students with a collection of readings related to personal growth coupled with powerful activities to help them explore identity, pinpoint impediments to achieving their goals, build problem-solving skills, and work through individual challenges. The book is designed for use in small groups to cultivate open discussion, diverse viewpoints, and a supportive enviro...

Understanding Retirement Planning provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the real-world applications of retirement planning, as well as an exploration of the opportunities and challenges they will likely face in their career as a retirement planner. As students progress through the five modules within the anthology, they move from learning the basics of retirement planning to develop knowledge and skills centered around holist...

In Women Leading Change in Academia: Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Cliff, and Slipper, a groundbreaking collection, Callie Rennison and Amy Bonomi convene the perspectives of diverse women academic leaders who discuss their rise to key leadership positions and effective change-making in higher education, despite underlying structural barriers and bias that disadvantage women. Contributors underscore the revolutionary power and innovation that wo...

Counseling for the Real World: Case Studies Across the Curriculum bridges the gap between theory and practice by providing students with the opportunity to actively analyze true-to-life case simulations. Engaging, realistic client vignettes presented within the text reflect clinical expertise, experience, research on current clinical trends, and interviews with clinicians, supervisors, and educators. The cases challenge students to wrestle dee...

Women Artists in History from Antiquity to the Present introduces students to the many ways in which women have participated in the visual cultures of their societies throughout history. The book focuses on women artists and the issues that directly impacted women's opportunities to become artists. Part I examines the sparse yet promising documentation of women in art from prehistory through the Middle Ages. In Part II, students learn about an...

Creating Change in Social Work Practice: Four Essential Tools is strategically designed to help readers hone their ability to understand and create change within their social work practice. The text employs the Knowledge, Ability, and Skill model to assist readers in conceptualizing, envisioning, and creating change. Readers learn to identify the various stages in the process of creating change, as well as how to handle the challenges of chang...

The Power of Movies: An Introduction to Film provides students with an engaging array of readings that explore the innovative and beloved world of motion pictures. Students learn the language of film, the technical process behind movies, how movies have influenced and shaped society and culture, and more. The collection begins by illuminating why individuals are drawn to the movies, positing that films reflect the human condition and society, ...

Digital Economics is an innovative anthology that explores the intersection of economics and the digital reality of everyday life. Through a collection of carefully curated readings, the volume examines the impact of consumer information, e-commerce, and information and communication technology on the economy and our modern, information-fueled society. The text features three distinct units. Unit I focuses on the nature of information in the d...

Compassion draws physicians into medicine, but then they believe they must jettison that compassion to survive. Paradoxically, science has now shown that losing that compassion not only harms the patient, it also harms the doctor. How Doctors Care: The Science of Compassionate and Balanced Caring in Medicineexplains what physicians and other clinicians can do to provide balanced and compassionate caring for patients without becoming emotionall...

Making Sociological Sense is an engaging anthology that introduces students to the field of sociology through exposure to the work of sociologists. Through a collection of research-based articles, students learn how to articulate the sociological perspective and its contribution to the understanding of human behavior and society. They develop knowledge regarding systems of stratification, how social institutions are affected by macro- and micr...

Media Ethics: Readings on Critical Thinking and Cyber Dynamics highlights the importance of ethical communication and media practices to the preservation of contemporary social constructs and the continued support of human endeavor. The anthology examines the phenomenology of media ethics, critical thinking, digital revolution, social values, and the dynamics of culture and civilization over time. The text is divided into four parts. Part I in...

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Child Welfare and Child Protection: An Introduction prepares future child welfare professionals to tackle the complex and challenging work associated with responding to child maltreatment. Developed by a former child protection professional and a social work scholar, this book draws upon current research and features cases that simulate those child welfare professionals are likely to encounter in the field. After an historical examination of t...

Readings in Cultural Anthropology: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives provides students with an engaging and diverse collection of articles pertaining to cultural anthropology. The text encourages readers to compare traditional and modern readings on specific topics related to anthropology to better understand how the discipline has evolved into what it is today. The opening chapter presents students with an overview of cultural anthropolog...

Perspectives in Race and Ethnic Relations: Myths, Issues, and Current Controversies examines timely and important issues related to race and ethnicity in the United States and globally. Through a collection of scholarly research articles, students are encouraged to think critically about issues of conflict and other challenges individuals must overcome in order to achieve a sense of belonging in society. Section I features readings on the chal...

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Intercultural Counseling: Bridging the Us and Them Divide provides a thoroughly fresh approach to addressing cultural differences that includes a complete reconceptualization of multiculturalism. The text grapples with new forces in the areas of decolonial and intercultural study that expose problems with taken-for-granted counseling activities embedded within Eurocentric-based practice. The book conceptualizes mental health and healing in the...

Paradoxes in American Criminal Justice: Exploring Historical and Philosophical Aspects of the Criminal Justice System provides students with a collection of readings that explore the current state of crime and punishment of America, as well as the empirical methods by which the successes or failures of the system are evaluated. The opening chapter presents students with an overview of the institutional structure and function of the United Stat...