Psychology of Poverty and Disadvantage
Psychology of Poverty and Disadvantage

Author: Ajit K. Mohanty

Publisher: Concept Publishing Company

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9788170228059

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Papers presented at the Seminar on "Psychology of Poverty and Disadvantage", 18-20 December, 1997, organized by Centre of Advanced Study in Psychology, at Bhubaneswar.

Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology
Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology

Author: Pittu D Laungani

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2007-01-19

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780761971542

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"Few psychology books capture the reader through their table of contents like this one. The book contrasts dominant ideas from Eastern and Western psychology and, in doing so, challenges one's own assumptions ... perhaps the book's greatest strength is the holistic focus on life as a lived experience, which also makes it fun to read."--The Psychologist.

Psychology in Modern India
Psychology in Modern India

Author: Girishwar Misra

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-10-30

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 9811647054

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This book offers a critical account of the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological developments in key areas of psychology in India, providing insights into the developments and advances as well as future directions. Filling an important gap in the literature on the history of psychology in India, it brings together contributions by leading scholars to present a clear overview of the state of the art of the field. The thematic parts of the book discuss the historical perspectives: development of psychology in India; research methodologies in the West and India; future directions for research in the field. The book is of special interest to researchers, school administrators, curriculum designers, and policymakers.

Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Author: Douglas A. Vakoch

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-05-16

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 146146952X

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Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective provides such a scholarly overview, examining the intersection of culture and such topics as evolutionary accounts of altruism and the importance of altruism in ritual and religion. ​​The past decade has seen a proliferation of research on altruism, made possible in part by significant funding from organizations such as the John Templeton Foundation. While significant research has been conducted on biological, social, and individual dimensions of altruism, there has been no attempt to provide an overview of the ways that altruistic behavior and attitudes vary across cultures. The book addresses the methodological challenges of researching altruism across cultures, as well as the ways that altruism is manifest in difficult circumstances. A particular strength of the book is its attention to multiple disciplinary approaches to understanding altruism, with contributors from fields including psychology, anthropology, sociology, biology, communication, philosophy, religious studies, gender studies, and bioethics.​

Handbook of Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology
Handbook of Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology

Author: Neil Anderson

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2001-12-20

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 9780761964889

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The globalized nature of work in the new millennium implies that human resource management, psychological theories of personnel and individual behaviour in the workplace have to change and evolve. This volume mainly focuses on theories, techniques and methods used by industrial and work psychologists. A set of internationally renowned authors summarize advances in core topics such as analysis of work, work design, job performance, performance appraisal and feedback, workplace counterproductivity, recruitment and personnel selection, work relevant individual difference variables (cognitive ability, personality), human-machine interactions, human errors, training, learning, individual development, socialization, methods, and measurement.