Social Psychology Arena

Work Stress and Coping in an Era of Globalization

• By Rabi S. Bhagat, James Segovis and Terry Nelson.

Published March 2012

This book examines the phenomena of how individuals experience work stress and coping in both developed and developing countries in the world. Rabi Bhagat, known for his cross-cultural scholarship in this area, and his co authors, help us recognize the causes and consequences of work stress.…
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Race, Racism and Psychology, 2nd Edition

Towards a Reflexive History

• By Graham Richards.

Published November 2011

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the ways in which Psychology has engaged with 'race' and racism issues since the late 19th century. It emphasizes the complexities and convolutions of the story and attempts to elucidate the subtleties and occasional paradoxes that have arisen as a…
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Adolescent Psychology Around the World

• Edited by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett.

Published October 2011

This book paints a portrait of adolescent psychology in 4 major regions: Africa/the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Featuring 24 revised and updated chapters from the International Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2007), readers are introduced to the way the majority of the world’s…
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Trust and Conflict

Representation, Culture and Dialogue

• Edited by Ivana Marková, and Alex Gillespie.

Published August 2011

Trust, distrust and conflict between social groups have existed throughout the history of humankind, although their forms have changed. Using three main concepts: culture, representation and dialogue, this book explores and re-thinks some of these changes in relation to concrete historical and…
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The Primordial Mind in Health and Illness

A Cross-Cultural Perspective

• By Michael Robbins.

Published April 2011

The universal quest to create cosmologies – to comprehend the relationship between mind and world - is inevitably limited by the social, cultural and historical perspective of the observer, in this instance western psychoanalysis. In this book Michael Robbins attempts to transcend such contextual…
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Working With Immigrant Families

A Practical Guide for Counselors

• Edited by Adam Zagelbaum, and Jon Carlson.

Published November 2010

Working With Immigrant Families examines the theoretical and practice-based issues that must be considered by counseling professionals when performing family therapy with immigrant clients. It provides practitioners with insights into why immigrant families come to the United States,…
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Attachment

Expanding the Cultural Connections

• Edited by Phyllis Erdman, and Kok-Mun Ng.

Published May 2010

Attachment: Expanding the Cultural Connections is an exciting exploration of the latest trends in the theory and application of attachment within cross-cultural settings. The book's insightful analysis, remarkable case studies, and groundbreaking research make it essential reading…
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Psychology and Culture

Thinking, Feeling and Behaving in a Global Context

• By Lisa Vaughn.

Published February 2010

With increasing globalization, countries face social, linguistic, religious and other cultural changes that can lead to misunderstandings in a variety of settings. These changes can have broader implications across the world, leading to changing dynamics in identity, gender, relationships, family,…
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Symbolic Transformation

The Mind in Movement Through Culture and Society

• Edited by Brady Wagoner.

Published November 2009

This book brings together scholars from around the world to address the question of how culture and mind are related through symbols: it is through the mediation of symbols that we think, act, imagine, feel, dream and remember. Thus, to understand the structure, function and development of symbols…
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Cultural Issues in Psychology

A Student's Handbook

• By Andrew Stevenson.

Published October 2009

Does our cultural background influence the way we think and feel about ourselves and others? Does our culture affect how we choose our partners, how we define intelligence and abnormality and how we bring up our children? Psychologists have long pondered the relationship between culture and a range…
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