Psychology » Books http://library.csueastbay.edu/lib-guides/psychology CSUEB Libraries Subject Guide for Psychology Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:07:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology http://library.csueastbay.edu/lib-guides/psychology/2008/05/05/encyclopedia-of-multicultural-psychology/ http://library.csueastbay.edu/lib-guides/psychology/2008/05/05/encyclopedia-of-multicultural-psychology/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 18:12:11 +0000 Korey Brunetti http://library.csueastbay.edu/lib-guides/psychology/2008/05/05/encyclopedia-of-multicultural-psychology/ “This volume includes entries on a broad array of issues and covers the breadth of psychology viewed through the lens of the racial and ethnic minority experience. The Encyclopedia addresses culture across a broad spectrum of psychological perspectives and includes topics that are relevant to social psychology, cognitive psychology, environmental psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and clinical psychology.Key Features

  • Supports the notion that culture, and not race, is the best way to understand differences among individuals;therefore this volume focuses on culture to provide an index to the terms, concepts, and issues in the mainstream for the field
  • Presents a thorough overview of the psychology of racial, ethnic, and minority issues and covers all of the major ethnic groups and subgroups the United States
  • Includes topics on sociological issues as well as conceptual issues relevant to the field of multicultural psychology
  • Addresses topics as diverse as academic achievement, acculturation, affirmative action, community interventions, education, health, immigrants, prejudice, racial identity development, social ecology, stereotyping, teaching multiculturalism, tokenism, values, violence, worldviews, and more!”
]]> http://library.csueastbay.edu/lib-guides/psychology/2008/05/05/encyclopedia-of-multicultural-psychology/feed/ 0 Handbook of Girls’ and Women’s Psychological Health http://library.csueastbay.edu/lib-guides/psychology/2008/05/05/handbook-of-girls-and-womens-psychological-health/ http://library.csueastbay.edu/lib-guides/psychology/2008/05/05/handbook-of-girls-and-womens-psychological-health/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 18:06:56 +0000 Korey Brunetti http://library.csueastbay.edu/lib-guides/psychology/2008/05/05/handbook-of-girls-and-womens-psychological-health/ “This book integrates the role of gender in girls’ and women’s development across the life span, looking specifically at internal and external vulnerabilities and risks, and the protective or supportive factors that facilitate effective coping, positive growth, strength, and resilience.”

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  • Action Control
  • Antisocial Behaviors
  • Attitude
  • Culture
  • Emotions
  • Evolution
  • Groups
  • Health
  • History
  • Influence
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Methods
  • Personality
  • Prejudice
  • Problem Behaviors
  • Prosocial Behaviors
  • Self
  • Social Cognition
  • Subdisciplines

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