The study of altered states of consciousness and mental health is a relatively young but evolving field which has attracted the attention of psychologists, psychiatrists and anthropologists. The current book attempts to present and share various perspectives on altered states of consciousness and placing them within the boundaries of cross-cultural psychology. The first of four major parts in the volume considers important theoretical and methodological issues in the study of altered states of consciousness; the second and third parts link altered states of consciousness and mental health by focusing on both its therapeutic and pathological aspects. The final section concentrates on models highlighting a variety of paradigms and diverse methodological approaches, thus providing basis for a framework for the study of altered states of consciousness and mental health.
Leading feminist researchers consider the implications of contemporary feminism for sociological theory in this volume, which focuses on the feminist critique and re-evaluation of existing theories, new concepts and areas of research, and interdisciplinary links. Contributors highlight the important feminist theoretical work which has remained sociological theory, and argue for its inclusion into the mainstream. The text has been designed for both students and academics of sociological theory and women's studies.
"One Road to Peace" is designed as a practice guide to lead the counsellor working with men who are violent towards their partners through the specifics of the counselling process. The authors instruct the reader in particular clinical skills, strategies and programme content, present a group treatment programme as the treatment of choice, describe individual assessment and counselling, examine current theory and research and identify the most salient factors in understanding men who assault their partners. Preparatory work, such as assessment prior to entering a programme, is explained in detail; crisis intervention work is examined. After a focus on group therapy and a detailed treatment manual, the authors explore the personal and interpersonal effects of working with violent men.
One of the first books in this field to be devoted to the abuse of boys, this book reviews the literature available, presents the results of the authors' own research and illustrates concepts with actual cases from their own professional experience. The authors focus on the male's socialization and victimization and the results of various forms of sexual abuse on male children. Breaking new ground by presenting a broader view of male sexual victimization, they introduce a new concept, the abuse of sexuality, to help explain many of the social and sexual problems exhibited by males. Finally, an explicit model for formulating a treatment plan which utilizes a systematic multi-remedial evaluation for both adult males and male children is presented and clinical issues within the use of this model are discussed.
Although the American obsession with mediated sports has grown tremendously in the past few years, there is little scholarly inquiry focused on how the mediated sports culture has developed and how we respond to it. Framed by a seminal article outlining the parameters of the communication of sports and pointing to major issues that need to be addressed in the relationship between sports and media, "Media, Sports and Society" provides a foundation for research on the communication of sports. Contributors examine the theoretical, cultural and historical issues, the production of mediated sports programming, its content and its audience. Individual chapters include a discussion of the spectacle of mediated sports, a comparison of Super Bowl Football and the World Cup Soccer, a consideration of the spectators' enjoyment of sports violence, the rhetoric of winning and the American dream, and a fascinating examination of gender harmony and sports interests.
What are the secrets of successful teams? Why do some teams achieve remarkable success while others fail? The answers to these questions are provided in a book which outlines the results of a three-year study of teams and team achievement. Interviewing a wide range of teams, which included the investigation team of the Challenger space shuttle disaster and a championship American football team, the authors discovered a surprising consistency in the characteristics of effective teams. The core of the book explores the eight properties of successful teams, while a final chapter examines priorities in team-building. Concepts and theories are combined throughout the text with practical advice on teamwork.
Exploring the dynamics of the antinuclear weapons social movement, particularly the freeze and its origins, growth, decline and enduring problems, this work begins with an historical analysis of early attempts to control nuclear weapons. The book continues with a unique sociohistorical case study and attempts to give new insights into how social change occurs in postindustrial society. The seven chapters examine the problems created by the development of technology, nuclear weapons, and the creation of new social classes and new social movements as vehicles to accumulate power.
Exploring the dynamics of the antinuclear weapons social movement, particularly the freeze and its origins, growth, decline and enduring problems, this work begins with an historical analysis of early attempts to control nuclear weapons. The book continues with a unique sociohistorical case study and attempts to give new insight into how social change occurs in postindustrial society. The seven chapters examine the problems created by the development of technology, nuclear weapons, and the creation of new social classes and new social movements as vehicles to accumulate power.
In this volume, Almond and Verba focus their origional text and `subject its philosophy, its methodology, its national and comparative findings to searching critiques by appropriate scholars'.
