Statistical and Methodological Myths and Urban Legends

Doctrine, Verity and Fable in Organizational and Social Sciences

Edited by Charles E. Lance, Robert J. Vandenberg

This book provides an up-to-date review of commonly undertaken methodological and statistical practices that are sustained, in part, upon sound rationale and justification and, in...

October 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6238-6 (Routledge Academic)

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From Max Weber

Essays in Sociology

By Max Weber

Max Weber (1864-1920) was one of the most prolific and influential sociologists of the twentieth century. This classic collection draws together his key papers. This...

October 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48269-1 (Routledge)

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The Psychology of Strategic Terrorism

Public and Government Responses to Attack

By Ben Sheppard

This new volume explores terrorism and strategic terror, examining how the public responds to terrorist attacks, and what authorities can do in such situations.

The book...

October 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-47195-4 (Routledge)

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Asian American Psychology

Current Perspectives

Edited by Nita Tewari, Alvin N. Alvarez

This is the first textbook written to welcome those who are new to Asian American psychology. Concepts and theories come to life by relating the...

September 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6008-5 (Psychology Press)

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Attitudes

Insights from the New Implicit Measures

Edited by Richard E. Petty, Russell H. Fazio, Pablo Brinol

This book tackles a subject that has captured the imagination of many researchers in the field: attitudes. Although the field has always recognized that people’s...

September 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-5845-7 (Psychology Press)

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Statistical Modelling for Social Researchers

Principles and Practice

By Roger Tarling

This book explains the principles and theory of statistical modelling in an intelligible way for the non-mathematical social scientist looking to apply statistical modelling techniques...

September 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44840-6 (Routledge)

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Religious Fundamentalism

Global, Local and Personal

By Peter Herriot

How does a religious fundamentalist come to embrace a counter-cultural world view?

Fundamentalism can be analysed from a variety of perspectives. It is a type of belief...

September 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42209-3 (Routledge)

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Western Psychological and Educational Theory in Diverse Contexts

Edited by Julian Elliott, Elena Grigorenko

This book examines aspects of Western psychological and educational theory in relation to educational practice around the world, and considers the extent to which current...

September 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49136-5 (Routledge)

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Perspectives on Cognitive Task Analysis

Historical Origins and Modern Communities of Practice

By Robert R. Hoffman, Laura G. Militello

This volume is the first comprehensive history of task analysis, charting its origins from the earliest applied psychology through to modern forms of task analysis that...

September 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-6140-2 (Psychology Press)

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The Development of Memory in Infancy and Childhood

Edited by Mary Courage, Nelson Cowan

Human memory is not only the repository of our past but the essence of who we are. As such, it is of enduring fascination. We...

September 2008 | Hardback: 978-1-84169-642-3 (Psychology Press)

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