Toward a New Psychology of Women
In the twenty years since its publication, this book has become famous for its groundbreaking demonstration of how sexual stereotypes restrict men’s and women’s psychological development. Toward a New Psychology of Women revolutionized concepts of strength and weakness, dependency and autonomy, emotion, success, and power.
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The Psychobiology of Human Motivation (Psychology Focus)
Why is one person motivated to create a business empire while another creates beautiful works of art? Psychobiology and Human Motivation explores what directs our behavior, from basic physiological needs like hunger and thirst to more complex aspects of social behavior like altruism. Hugh Wagner explores the limits of biological explanations and shows how humans can influence “basic” physiological drives in order to adapt to a complex social environment. Presenting clear, in-depth coverage of the topics with many applied examples, this concise and useful text will be welcomed by students of psychology, health and education at all levels.
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The Handling of Words and Other Studies in Literary Psychology
The republication of the 1923 study “The Handling of Words” should help to confirm Vernon Lee’s pioneering work in helping to design the method of close empirical analysis of texts which has become so important in Anglo-American criticism. It also makes available passages of stylistic analysis whose value has been partially recognized by their inclusion in some anthologies. Finally, it shows how strikingly Lee anticipates some of the developments in contemporary criticism, for instance the role of the reader as co-creator.
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