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Warlike and peaceful societies
Are humans violent or peaceful by nature? We are both.In this ambitious and wide-ranging book, Agner Fog presents a ground-breaking new argument that explains the existence of differently organised societies using evolutionary theory. It combines natural sciences and social sciences in a way that is rarely seen.According to a concept called regality theory, people show a preference for authorit…
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- 9781783744053
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- 303.4 FOG w
History education and confict transformation : social psychological theories,…
This volume discusses the effects, models and implications of history teaching in relation to conflict transformation and reconciliation from a social-psychological perspective. Bringing together a mix of established and young researchers and academics, from the fields of psychology, education, and history, the book provides an in-depth exploration of the role of historical narratives, history …
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- 9783319546810
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- IX, 384 p.
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- 370.09 PSA h
The behavioral ecology of the Tibetan macaque
This open access book summarizes the multi-disciplinary results of one of China’s main primatological research projects on the endemic Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), which had continued for over 30 years, but which had never been reported on systematically. Dedicated to this exceptional Old World monkey, this book makes the work of Chinese primatologists on the social behavior, cooperati…
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- 9783030279202
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- xvi, 299p. : ill.
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- 599.82 BEH b
Charting spiritual care : the emerging role of chaplaincy records in global h…
This open access volume is the first academic book on the controversial issue of including spiritual care in integrated electronic medical records (EMR). Based on an international study group comprising researchers from Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland), the United States, Canada, and Australia, this edited collection provides an overview of different charting practices and expe…
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- 9783030470708
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- xv, 232p. : ill.
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- 259.4 CHA c
Research ethics for students in the social sciences
This open access textbook offers a practical guide into research ethics for undergraduate students in the social sciences. A step-by-step approach of the most viable issues, in-depth discussions of case histories and a variety of didactical tools will aid the student to grasp the issues at hand and help him or her develop strategies to deal with them. This book addresses problems and questio…
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- 9783030484156
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- xvi, 287p. : ill.
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- 174.93 BOS r
Disability, literature, genre: representation and affect in contemporary fiction
Examining the intersection of disability and genre in popular works of horror, crime, science fiction, fantasy, and romance published since the late 1960s, Disability, Literature, Genre is a major contribution to both cultural disability studies and genre fiction studies. Drawing on recent work on affect and emotion, the book explores how disability makes us feel, and how those feelings shape i…
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- 9781789624892
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- x, 202p.: ; 24 cm.
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- Representations (Liverpool, England)
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- 809.9335610904 CHE d
Can music make you sick? : measuring the price of musical ambition
“Musicians often pay a high price for sharing their art with us. Underneath the glow of success can often lie loneliness and exhaustion, not to mention the basic struggles of paying the rent or buying food. Sally Anne Gross and George Musgrave raise important questions – and we need to listen to what the musicians have to tell us about their working conditions and their mental health.” Em…
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- 9781912656615
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- XI, 186 p.
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- 781.59 ANN c
The biopsychosocial model of health and disease : new philosophical and scien…
This open access book is a systematic update of the philosophical and scientific foundations of the biopsychosocial model of health, disease and healthcare. First proposed by George Engel 40 years ago, the Biopsychosocial Model is much cited in healthcare settings worldwide, but has been increasingly criticised for being vague, lacking in content, and in need of reworking in the light of recent…
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- 9783030118990
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- xiii, 149p. : ill.
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- 573.8 BOL t
Rethinking interdisciplinarity across the social sciences and neurosciences
This book offers a provocative account of interdisciplinary research across the neurosciences, social sciences and humanities. Setting itself against standard accounts of interdisciplinary 'integration,' and rooting itself in the authors' own experiences, the book establishes a radical agenda for collaboration across these disciplines. Rethinking Interdisciplinarity does not merely advocate int…
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- 9781137407962
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- x, 157p. : ill.
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- 001 CAL r
Cultivating teacher resilience: international approaches, applications and im…
This open access book follows the development of the Building Resilience in Teacher Education (BRiTE) project across Australia and internationally. Drawing on the success of this project and the related research collaborations that have since emerged, it highlights the importance of cultivating resilience at various stages of teachers’ careers. Divided into three sections, the book includes c…
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- 9789811559631
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- xvi, 307p. : ill.
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- 371.1 CUL c
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