Social Interaction

A rare study that transforms our understanding of why youth die by suicide, why youth suicide clusters happen, and how to stop them Youth suicide ...

A fortuitous urban miracle, Tommy Thompson Park is an oasis of accidental wilderness on Torontos lakeshore. Initially created as a landfill site on...

Travelling through theories of emotion and affect, this book addresses the key ways in which media studies can be brought to bear upon everyday enc...

The question of ignorance occupies a central place in anthropological theory and practice. This volume argues that the concept of ignorance has lar...

This volume draws on disciplines as different as Psychology, Anthropology, History and Biology to explain when and why individuals act to promote t...

A playdate is an organized meeting where parents come together with their children at a public or private location to interact socially or play. Ch...

Émile Durkheim remains one of the most controversial, and one of the most deeply misunderstood, classics of social theory. His work differs from th...

The understanding of deviant behavior is rapidly evolving in the 21st century. For this reason, a global perspective on emerging forms of deviant b...

Communication in its most basic form-the sending of signals and exchange of messages within and between organisms-is the heart of evolution. From t...

In How Humans Cooperate, Richard E. Blanton and Lane F. Fargher take a new approach to investigating human cooperation, developed from the vantage ...

Good communication is central to all relationships, yet the unpredictability of interpersonal exchanges can cause significant anxiety for autistic ...

A study of how the city of Port Said was created, and its spaces mutually produced and transformed through the practices of both dwellers and the s...

Culture of honor is what social scientists call a society that organizes social life around maintaining and defending reputation. In an honor cultu...

While current scholarly interest has assured Marshall McLuhan's (1911-80) foundational status as a media theorist, much room still exists for furth...

Since the time of Adam Smith, scholars have tried to understand the role moral sentiments play in modern life, an issue that became especially urge...

The official British Army book on what makes its leadership so successful, and how to become a better leader yourself - whatever your field. ______...

Epinets presents a new way to think about social networks, which focuses on the knowledge that underlies our social interactions. Guiding readers t...

Reputable scholars have long charged that symbolic interactionism, which is based on the principle of sociality, discounts the importance that subo...

Joining Together introduces readers to the theory and research needed to understand how to make groups effective and, through exercises and thoroug...

In White Kids, Mary Bucholtz investigates how white teenagers use language to display identities based on race and youth culture. Focusing on three...

Could there be a more relevant book for our times? Vengoechea implores us to truly hear other people (maybe for the first time) and is the perfect ...

Africa is a 'theme park' for Western tourists to experience untouched wilderness, untamed nature, and truly 'authentic' cultures, where the hosts, ...