"The grandmother-granddaughter conversation examined in this book makes explicit what the detailed study of interaction reveals about two social problems - "bulimia" and "grandparent caregiving." For the first time, systematic attention is given to interactional activities throu…
"The grandmother-granddaughter conversation examined in this book makes explicit what the detailed study of interaction reveals about two social problems - "bulimia" and "grandparent caregiving." For the first time, systematic attention is given to interactional activities throu…
What is the driving force behind the rage of America's white males? Emotion appears to be playing a growing role in politics, as evidenced by vociferous opposition to welfare, abortion, and immigrants, as well as by the rise of the radical Religious Right, antienvironmentalism, …
Ontkenning bij patiënten met kanker is een bekend begrip. De definitie van ontkenning is echter niet eenduidig en omvat verschillende manieren om te ontkomen aan pijnlijke gebeurtenissen of gevoelens. In dit proefschrift van Tineke Vos wordt de relatie van ontkenning met de kwal…
The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But the denial of social realities -- whether incest, alcoholism, corruption, or even genocide -- is no fairy tale. In this…
When a person recovers a memory of an event from their past for which they claim little or no previous awareness, how reliable is that memory? In this refreshing new approach to the problem, Graham Davies and Tim Dalgleish have assembled leading figures from both sides of the de…
Addresses the issue of mortality discussing how humans universally share a fear of death and examines the theories of leading thinkers on this subject including Freud, Rank, and Kierkegaard.
Addresses the issue of mortality discussing how humans universally share a fear of death and examines the theories of leading thinkers on this subject including Freud, Rank, and Kierkegaard.
Explores the fallout from child abuse and shares insights into how people can heal their psychic wounds from childhood.
