A high school textbook defining alienation with a discussion of its causes and possible methods of coping with this problem.

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Product Description: "Argues that people make themselves more powerless than they need to be, and that this attitude ... undermines one's personal effectiveness in both love and work and negates one's willingness to pursue any large-scale visions of political or social change." -- Shofar

Product Description: "Since the early 1970's, research using the theoretical construct social support has evolved as a general orientation in the health sciences. This theoretical, as well as intervention-related reorientation, has been directed towards the major task of incorporating the social environment into the emerging biopsychosocial paradigm of health and illness...read more

Product Description: Since ancient times, physicians have believed that women are especially vulnerable to certain mental illnesses. Contemporary research confirms that women are indeed more susceptible than men to anxiety, depression, multiple personality, and eating disorders, and several forms of what used to be called hysteria...read more

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Describes how it feels to be excluded, why this might happen, and how to handle such situations

This volume looks at the three dimensions of social exclusion: economic, social and political. Exclusion is analyzed as a new approach to such issues as the 'new' poverty, precariousness, long-term unemployment, social polarization and lack of citizenship. The book shows how relational and distributional aspects of poverty are interlinked.

Product Description: Shopping online. Chatting on the cell phone. Computer games. Instant travel to wherever you want to go. Yet all these conveniences and entertainment come at a high price. By surrounding ourselves with gadgets and material comfort, we are cutting ourselves off from what matters most...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Ostracism is among the most powerful means of social influence. From schoolroom time-outs or the "silent treatment" from a family member or friend, to governmental acts of banishment or exile, ostracism is practiced in many contexts, by individuals and groups. This lucidly written book provides a comprehensive examination of this pervasive phenomenon, exploring the short- and long-term consequences for targets as well as the functions served for those who exclude or ignore. Within a cogent theoretical framework, an exemplary research program is presented that makes use of such diverse methods as laboratory experiments, surveys, narrative accounts, interviews, Internet-based research, brief role-plays, and week-long simulations. The resulting data shed new light on how ostracism affects the individual's coping responses, self-esteem, and sense of belonging and control. Informative and timely, this book will be received with interest by researchers, practitioners, and students in a wide range of psychological disciplines. (view table of contents)

Identifies three factors contributing to a lack of intimate connections--mobility away from the extended family, individualism, and media distractions--and calls for lifestyle changes, from re-establishing social networks to balancing self-care and care for others, designed to re-create essential relationships.

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Product Description: A study of Spanish-American people in New Mexico, this is the first book publication of a study originally submitted as a doctoral dissertation in 1938.

Product Description: Social isolation has serious repercussions for people and communities across the globe, yet knowledge about this phenomenon has remained rather limited – until now. The first multidisciplinary study to explore this issue, Social Isolation in Modern Society integrates relevant research traditions in the social sciences and brings together sociological theories of social networks and psychological theories of feelings of loneliness...read more

Product Description: A 'dwelling', or the physical space we call a house, is full of meaning for us. It can be implacable, in that it can work for or against us, depending on how we are able to access and use it. This means that we have to learn to accept dwelling as it is and find some accommodation with our surrounding environment...read more