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  • Human Happiness and the Pursuit of Maximization

    Is More Always Better?

    Edited by Hilke Brockmann, Jan Delhey ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book tests the critical potential of happiness research to evaluate contemporary high-performance societies. These societies, defined as affluent capitalist societies, emphasize competition and success both institutionally and culturally. Growing affluence improves life in many ways, for a large number of people. We lead longer, safer, and more comfortable lives than previous generations. But ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • Man for Himself

    An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics

    by Erich Fromm ...
    The New York Times –bestselling author and social philosopher explores the function of ethics and morality in the human psyche: "A fascinating volume . . . magnificent in its implications" ( Saturday Review ).Are we primarily determined by nature or nurture? What are the best ways that people can live productively? In Man for Himself, renowned social philosopher Erich Fr... ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

    by Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Early in this century, most empirically oriented psychologists believed that all motivation was based in the physiology of a set of non-nervous system tissue needs. The theories of that era reflected this belief and used it in an attempt to explain an increasing number of phenomena. It was not until the 1950s that it became irrefutably clear that much of human motivation is based not in these ... Read more

    $384.99 CAD

  • The Positive Side of Occupational Health Psychology

    Edited by Marit Christensen, Per Øystein Saksvik, Maria Karanika-Murray ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book serves as an introduction to the Nordic approach to Occupational Health Psychology and illustrates how this perspective can be transferred to a global audience. It discusses a joining of attitudes from Positive Psychology accompanied by experiences drawn from the Nordic work/life context. Over the decades, Nordic countries have gathered a great deal of experience on the meaningfulness of ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Studies In Expressive Movement

    by Gordon W. Allport ...
    Investigations of personality may be focused upon any one of three different levels of phenomena. The first is the level of traits, interests, attitudes, or sentiments considered as composing an "inner" personality; the second is the level of behaviour and expression; the third is the level of impression, the perception and interpretation of behaviour by another. Since a discovery on one of these ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancient Views on the Quality of Life

    by Alex C. Michalos ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This monograph describes the contributions to our current understanding of quality of life made by the most important ancient philosophers in the Western Tradition. It does so from the point of view of a contemporary researcher in quality of life or human well-being. Revisiting ancient texts from about 600 BCE to 300 BCE, the book explores the earliest ideas in recorded western philosophical and ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Well-Being and Cultures

    Perspectives from Positive Psychology

    Edited by Hans Henrik Knoop, Antonella Delle Fave ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This anthology focuses on empirical studies comparing cultures in relation to central positive psychological topics. The book starts out with an introductory chapter that brings together the main ideas and findings within an integrative perspective, based on a broad theoretical framework encompassing interdisciplinary and methodological issues. It gives special emphasis to some open issues in the ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The Positive Psychology of Personal Transformation

    Leveraging Resilience for Life Change

    by James Garbarino ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Given the current climate of economic and environmental uncertainty, it is all too easy for individuals to feel hopeless about their lives and indifferent to the problems of others. But according to leading psychologist, James Garbarino, this is the peak time for people to enhance their optimism, empathy, and emotional responsiveness. In his important new book, The Positive Psychology of Personal ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Well-Being in Contemporary Society

    Edited by Johnny H. Søraker, Jan-Willem Van der Rijt, Jelle de Boer, Pak-Hang Wong, Philip Brey ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This anthology examines the practical role of well-being in contemporary society. It discusses developments such as globalization, consumerism and the rapid innovation and use of new and emerging technologies and focuses on the significant impact of these developments on the well-being of people living today. The anthology brings together researchers from various disciplines, including psychology, ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The Complexity of Workplace Humour

    Laughter, Jokers and the Dark Side of Humour

    by Barbara Plester ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book discusses boundaries for organizational humour as well as the jokers and jesters that enliven modern workplaces. It has long been accepted that humour and tragedy can occupy the same space and that is eloquently demonstrated in this book. Using ethnographic research techniques, a selection of stories, ruminations, cartoons, and narratives of events is combined with theoretical ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Psychosocial Well-being of Children and Adolescents in Latin America

    Evidence-based Interventions

    Edited by Jorge Castellá Sarriera, Lívia Maria Bedin ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book discusses child well-being, with children and adolescents as key informants, from a Latin American perspective. It explores theoretical and empirical issues related to well-being and associated aspects, in order to understand the well-being of this population. Topics analyzed in this volume address for instance environment and community, rights, leisure time, technologies, interpersonal ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Rethinking Youth Wellbeing

    Critical Perspectives

    Edited by Katie Wright, Julie McLeod ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume offers a critical rethinking of the construct of youth wellbeing, stepping back from taken-for-granted and psychologically inflected understandings. Wellbeing has become a catchphrase in educational, health and social care policies internationally, informing a range of school programs and social interventions and increasingly shaping everyday understandings of young people. Drawing on ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD