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Psychobiological, Clinical, and Educational Aspects of Giftedness

Psychology Research Progress, Neuroscience Research Progress, Other, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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General estimations propose that 3-5% of the child population worldwide shows different degrees of giftedness for performing of outstanding talents. Giftedness is thought to represent an advantage for social adaptation due to the higher intellectual capabilities over average people. However, several studies show that eminent adults are significantly less than gifted children, suggesting that a…
Protests and Riots: Past, Present and Future Perspectives

Social Issues, Justice and Status, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In Protests and Riots: Past, Present and Future Perspectives, the authors analyse a variety of civil disturbances in Manchester and Salford, beginning with the English Civil war to demonstrate that a contemporary claim of senseless violence with later acknowledgment of the implication of the broader context is as true of this locality as of anywhere…
Understanding Sexuality: Perspectives and Challenges of the 21st Century

Human Sexuality, Sexuality, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In this compilation, the authors include a brief discussion of the myths, taboos, tendencies and new human relations that are related to the sexual behavior of elders, since sexual activities are a determinant factor when it comes to one’s satisfaction in life. Additionally, they discuss the physiological changes that are inherent to aging, such as…
Migration in Sports: The Case of European and Greek Football

Sports, Sports and Athletics Preparation, Performance, and Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Undoubtedly, professional football hails as the most popular sport around the world. Dozens of football players, coaches, managers, agents, and fans are partake in it every day in some form, whether it is earning money, entertaining, or simply watching this sport. However, a crucial issue that requires attention is the immigration of players to foreign…
Clinical Art Psychotherapy with War Veterans

Health and Human Development, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Psychology, Military and Veteran Issues, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The clinical and therapeutic experience, alongside with the research findings, which are presented in the book, demonstrate some advantages and scientific evidences of the art psychotherapy programs that the authors have used and developed throughout the last fifteen years. They strived to integrate their approaches with the art psychotherapy practice into the system of mainstream…
The Science, Religion and Culture of Georgia: A Concise and Illustrated History

Cultural Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book gives a survey of characteristics as well as developmental stages of the Georgian society as it is distilled in its science, religion, and culture. The first chapter discusses the pre-Christian period and acquaints readers with fundamental characteristics of a developed, highly cultured society that existed in the Georgian territory and achieved significant results…
Genius, Creativity and Madness

Psychology Research Progress, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book deals with the complex relationship between the highest form of human activity — creativity — and mental illness. The heroes of this book are brilliant geniuses in various fields: three writers, four painters and three musicians. The common denominator of these figures is that they lived in Russia in the nineteenth century, a…
The Decision Making Inside the Syrian Regime

Terrorism, Hot Spots and Conflict-Related Issues, Terrorism, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The regime structure and its dominant relation can be studied through the standard and levels of decision characteristics, its making centers, and the basis of the official discourse as well as the mechanisms of investing the legitimacy conception. Studying the subjects of this book required the considering of the superimposition context which may be included…
The New Age of the Confederacy: Trump and the Surge in National Disunity

Political Science and History, Political Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book is a chronicle of the astonishing rise of Donald Trump, and reveals the personality and policies of the 45th president throughout the presidential campaign and the early months of the administration. The early chapters in the first section record his lies and deceits, his fumbles and failures, his mishaps and mistakes, his continuing…
From Zen to Phenomenology

Contemporary Cultural Studies, Cultural Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The encounter between Japan and the West posed a question as to whether there can be any mutual understanding between such seemingly different civilizations. Japanese intellectuals came to Europe to study Western thinking and found that the prevalent positivism and pragmatism were inadequate, and turned to phenomenology as a way of dealing with awareness, unavailable…
The Impact and Implications of Crisis: A Comprehensive Approach Combining Elements of Health and Society

Social Welfare, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book tries to give an approach of the implications of crisis, especially in health and social systems. The economic crisis, as a global phenomenon of the first decade of the twentieth century, has had a negative impact on all health and social indicators. Therefore, severe austerity measures and inadequacy of resources can lead to…
Human Development: Equipping Minds with Cognitive Development

Disability Studies, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Research studies have examined the relationship between working memory, cognitive skills, and academic abilities. However, while some studies and scientific articles have demonstrated that working memory can be increased through direct intervention in either the clinical or classroom setting, other studies have failed to show any further transfer. These conflicting results are a key concern,…
A Crucible of Modern Sport: The Early Development of Football in Sheffield

Sports, Sports and Athletics Preparation, Performance, and Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book examines in detail the early development of the game of football in and around Sheffield, England. When the first football club, Sheffield FC, was founded on 24 October 1857, it began a chain of events which would see the emergence of the earliest modern footballing subculture. It formed the beginning of a process…
Soccer: The Physical and Cultural Effects of the World’s Most Popular Sport

Sports, Sports and Athletics Preparation, Performance, and Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This collection investigates the time-motion characteristics of collegiate soccer games, repeated-sprint ability in female players, and skill-based assessments of collegiate male and female players. In females, research has shown few between-position differences in physiological characteristics. Additionally, female field players can display similar aerobic fitness to elite players as assessed by the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test…
Japanese Civilization in the 21st Century

Focus on Civilizations and Cultures, Asian and Asian-American Studies, Cultural Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book is a comprehensive synthesis of Japanese civilization in the 21st century. It covers all major elements of this civilization with a strong emphasis on how it can develop further in the future. All nations strive for prominence, but few reach it. Over the last 61 years (1965-2016), Japan has achieved this uncommon status.…
The Symbol and the Reason: An Introduction to Public Relations

Media and Communications - Technologies, Policies and Challenges, Communication and Media Studies
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This book is a critical and practical guide to the aspects of public relations in the everyday business world. It explores key thematical trends and developments within the public relations and reputation management fields. Public relations is essential to any business or organisational entity; it is a part of what they do in performing their…
Leadership for Improvement: Perceptions, Influences and Gender Differences

Leadership in a Changing World, Sociology
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A significant role of leaders is to make improvements to the areas in which they lead. The leadership style used to do this and the approach taken is a matter that is heavily debated, but essentially it is an expectation that those who lead will provide a vision to shape and drive healthcare, education and…
Antisocial Behavior: Perspectives, Management Strategies and Outcomes

Psychology Research Progress, Human Behavior
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In this compilation, the authors offer supplementary support to the idea that temperament theory is essential to developing upon the understanding of the etiology of antisocial behavior (and criminal justice) by documenting a basis for why the sex of the child is the strongest predictor of antisocial behavior. Additionally, a study is presented on the…
Affirmative Action: Origins, Controversies and Contradictions

Social Issues, Justice and Status, Discrimination and Race Relations
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Affirmative action is one of the most controversial policies of our time. This book provides a succinct but comprehensive account of the historical background of affirmative action, including the complicated racial history that gave rise to it and the changing meaning of affirmative action in government and law, giving special attention to the role of…
Anger and Anxiety: Predictors, Coping Strategies, and Health Effects

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions, General Psychology
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This book intends to increase general knowledge about two of the most studied and prevalent emotions in everyday life: anger and anxiety. Despite being a major aim of many research studies and theoretical perspectives, there are still many controversies and issues that remain unsolved. Therefore, this book includes a collection of chapters that provide a…
Greek University Students’ Real-Life Friendships: Social Network Analysis and Data Mining

Psychology Research Progress, Youth Culture
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While there is a growing body of research on friendship networks analysis, there is still a dearth of knowledge for Greek friendship networks. Greek students’ friendship networks were studied here by means of a name generator and a name interpreter by applying a social network analysis procedures and data mining. The studied social network consisted…
Selected Topics in Cultural Studies

Contemporary Cultural Studies, Cultural Studies
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In recent times, gamified media has seen a rise in popularity, particularly in Japan. Among Japanese youth, one manifestation of this trend is the expansion of original media content to create fanfiction content. This process changes passive consumers into active agents with the ability to advance society. However, no appropriate model currently exists for investigating…
Human Collaboration in Homeland Security (DVD Included)

Homeland Security and Safety, Security Issues
$310.00

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Why are the same planning failures that led to the loss of 2,400 Americans at Pearl Harbor apparent in the 9-11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina response, Virginia Tech shootings, and the Deepwater Horizon Disaster? Why are we surprised when cyber-attacks disrupt our IT systems, internal spies publish our protected information, mentally ill or volatile individuals attack…
Promoting Prosocial Behaviors in Children through Games and Play: Making Social Emotional Learning Fun

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions, Social Psychology
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This ground-breaking textbook focuses on the use of play techniques and games to facilitate the positive behavioral, social, and emotional development of children with and without special needs. The chapters in this book center on the use of games and play to facilitate emotional expression, develop friendships and encourage appropriate behaviors in community contexts, such…

Social and Behavioral Sciences

The Symbol and the Reason: An Introduction to Public Relations

Leadership for Improvement: Perceptions, Influences and Gender Differences

Antisocial Behavior: Perspectives, Management Strategies and Outcomes

Anger and Anxiety: Predictors, Coping Strategies, and Health Effects

Greek University Students’ Real-Life Friendships: Social Network Analysis and Data Mining

Selected Topics in Cultural Studies

Human Collaboration in Homeland Security (DVD Included)

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