Social Psychology Arena

Cultural Ecstasies

Drugs, Gender and the Social Imaginary

• By Ilana Mountian.

Published April 2012

In this important contribution to the field, Ilana Mountian critically analyses discourses surrounding drug addiction, treatment and prevention, and highlights new ways of understanding the role that gender plays in the ethics of drug use across cultures. The book analyses the discourses of…
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Sex/Gender

Biology in a Social World

• By Anne Fausto-Sterling.

Published April 2012

Sex/Gender presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling…
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Personal Relationships

The Effect on Employee Attitudes, Behavior, and Well-being

• Edited by Lillian Turner de Tormes Eby, and Tammy D. Allen.

Published April 2012

We know that positive, fulfilling and satisfying relationships are strong predictors of life satisfaction, psychological health, and physical well-being. This edited volume uses research and theory on the need to belong as a foundation to explore various types of relationships, with an emphasis on…
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Reflecting on Cosmetic Surgery

Body image, Shame and Narcissism

• By Jane Northrop.

Published April 2012

Cosmetic surgery represents an extreme form of modern grooming. It is the fastest growing medical specialty, yet misconceptions abound about those who undertake it and their reasons for doing so. With a grounded approach, engaging 30 women through in-depth interview, this study explores how they…
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Gender, Culture, and Consumer Behavior

• Edited by Cele C. Otnes, and Linda Tuncay Zayer.

Published April 2012

This book covers the gamut of topics related to gender and consumer culture. Changing gender roles have forced scholars and practitioners to re-examine some of the fundamental assumptions and theories in this area. Gender is a core component of identity and thus holds significant implications…
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Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters

A Qualitative Study of Maternal Relationships

• By Michelle Miller Day.

Published March 2012

This volume examines communication processes within the grandmother-mother-daughter relationship, emphasizing an intergenerational perspective. Using observations of and extensive interviews with six sets of middle-income, Caucasian female family members, this book offers a heuristic account of…
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Transcending Taboos

A Moral and Psychological Examination of Cyberspace

• By Garry Young, and Monica Whitty.

Published March 2012

Cyberspace is composed of a multitude of different spaces where users can represent themselves in many divergent ways. Why in a video game, is it more acceptable to murder or maim than rape? After all, in each case, it is only pixels that are being assaulted. This book avoids wrestling with the…
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The Neighborhood in the Internet

Design Research Projects in Community Informatics

• By John M. Carroll.

Published March 2012

Today, "community" seems to be everywhere. At home, at work, and online, the vague but comforting idea of the community pervades every area of life. But have we lost the ability truly to understand what it means? The Neighborhood in the Internet investigates social and civic effects of community…
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Contested Agronomy

Agricultural Research in a Changing World

• Edited by James Sumberg, and John Thompson.

Published March 2012

The dramatic increases in food prices experienced over the last four years, and their effects of hunger and food insecurity, as well as human-induced climate change and its implications for agriculture, food production and food security, are key topics within the field of agronomy and agricultural…
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The Psychology of Entertainment Media

Blurring the Lines Between Entertainment and Persuasion

• Edited by L.J. Shrum.

Published March 2012

In this volume, psychologists and communication experts present theory on understanding and predicting how learning occurs. As the impact of traditional advertising has declined over the last couple of decades, marketers have scrambled to find other ways to effectively communicate with consumers.…
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