“…Seidler's stimulating and original analysis of social and political theory connects personally to everyday issues in people's lives. …”

“…In Freudian Repression, Michael Billig presents an original reformulation of Freud's concept of repression, showing that in his theory of the unconscious he fails to examine how people actually repress shameful thoughts. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- chapter 13 Changes in the ‘lust balance’ of sex and love since the sexual revolution -- part Part V Emotions and health -- chapter 14 Emotions, pain and gender / chapter 15 Social performances and their discontents -- chapter 16 ‘Getting the job done’ -- chapter 17 Emotions in rationalizing organizations…”

“…Offering a nonjudgmental and compassionate view of the interior life of the batterer, Intimate Violence moves beyond this explanation and transforms our understanding of the psychic origins of abuse. The book is divided into three main sections. …”

“…Highlights and explores the ways in which culture acts as a framework organising our experience. The emphasis is placed on the differences across and between cultures and the depths to which these can go…”

“…The implementation of 'Care in the Community', the campaign for disabled rights and the debate over the education of children with special needs have combined to make this one of the most controversial areas in social policy today. The nine original research essays collected here cover the social history of learning disability from the Middle Ages through the establishment of…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The origins of life -- The reductionist nightmare -- Ant country -- Winning ways -- Universals and parochials -- Neural nests -- Features great and small -- What is it like to be a human? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Activities; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Creating childhood; 1.1 The origins of childhood: In the beginning ...; 1.2 Construction of childhood: The building blocks; 1.3 Race, racism and mixed heritage: A mixed life; Part 2 The developing child; 2.1 The psychology of the child Mind games; 2.2 The development of speech and language Inborn or bred?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Origins and Developments; INDIVIDUALISM; SCIENTIFIC BEGINNINGS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING; OTHER DEVELOPMENTS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 2 Measurement and Research Methods; VARIABLES AND MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH METHODS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 3 Biological Foundations; PHYSICAL VARIABLES AND SYSTEMS; HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ENDOCRINE GLANDS; EVOLUTION AND GENETICS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 4 Sociocultural Foundations; ATTACHMENT AND PARENTING; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3 Initiating the self into societyChildhood; Initiation; Becoming social; Institutions and selves; Naming; 4 Social transformations of the self; Making the 'I' into 'we': (i) Greek marriage; (ii) Organisational membership; Holding on to the self, and resisting the claims of others; 5 The primacy of the self?…”

“…Including volumes originally published between 1910 and 1957, the Abnormal and Clinical Psychology set of the International Library of Psychology clearly shows the evolution of approaches to, and definitions of, conditions such as nervous anxiety, neuroses, hysteria, delinquency, insanity and mental illness, It provides a compelling insight into how attitudes to such states have changed during this century. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Taking precautions; Controlling AIDS; The prisoner and AIDS; Summary; 8 Communication skills; Improving communication skills; What communication skills are important in prisons?; Giving orders; Handling requests; Writing reports; Summary; 9 Coping with disturbed prisoners; Describing psychological disturbance; Prisoners with learning difficulties; Brain damage; Summary…”