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Praise for the first edition:"...manages to integrate theory, research, and illustration very nicely...all in all an excellent piece of work." - Michael Hogg, University of Queensland"...extremely contemporary in its coverage and yet it introduces the classic works as well. The balance here is perfe…
“a sharp and impressive book, providing an excellent advanced introductory text to the field. The book combines an impressive range of contextual and theoretical analysis, suggests new directions for research and provides a critically self-aware analysis of methodological issues.” Sociology* Are…
How do consumers process information? How do they make choices and decisions? How are decisions translated into actions of consumption? How can marketing influence and respond to consumers?The Social Psychology of Consumer Behaviour illuminates an area of intense academic and wider interest, bringi…
"Robertson and Freshwater explicitly use the development of a therapeutic relationship and, parallel with it, the development of an individual psyche, as a vehicle for their exploration of emotions and needs. The subtlety is that their exploration, like psychotherapy itself, begins with the complexi…
". . . a particularly well-wrought and intelligent book. It provides an extensive introduction to traditional psychological approaches, while acknowledging their weaknesses, and in a judicious and detailed review the authors take us through a fascinating survey of the constructionist and discursive …
* What are the main theories, methods and applications relevant to the study of health and illness from a psychological perspective?* In what ways can contemporary health psychology be critically 'rethought'?* What are the implications of this 'rethinking' for the future of health psychology?This in…
How have people sought to understand loss and bereavement?What are the current theoretical approaches to loss and bereavement?What are the implications of these approaches for interventions?This book aims to provide students with an understanding of important theoretical perspectives and specific mo…
How can ideas about the social construction of reality be reconciled with the material and embodied aspects of our being?In what ways can a realist framework inform social constructionist research?What are the limits of social constructionism?This accessible text draws together for the first time a …
Reviews of the first edition:"Concise, readable, up-to-date, this volume is an excellent introduction to a new and expanding field." Counselling Psychology Quarterly"...a wonderful book." Newsletter of the American Association for Counselling and Development"...very exciting." CounsellingHow do rela…
