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There has been an explosion of research into the physiological and neural bases of social behavior over the years. This book approaches the topic from a developmental perspective.
Explains the principles of Multisystemic therapy (MST) and provides guidelines for clinical assessment and intervention with delinquent youth and their families. This book allows practitioners to implement proven strategies for engaging clients and helping them to address the root causes of antisocial behavior, and improve family functioning.
Shows how research in adolescent literacy can be translated into effective practice in middle and high school classrooms. This book discusses findings on the adolescent learner, addressing such topics as comprehension, content-area literacy, differentiated instruction, gender differences in literacy learning, and English language learners.
Offers a spatial perspective on how and why populations are regulated and disciplined by mass violence - and why these questions matter for scholars concerned about social justice. This book shows how demographic analysis of fertility, mortality, and migration cannot be complete without taking war and genocide into account.
Addresses key topics in child custody evaluation. This book describes data-based approaches to understanding and assessing relevant child, parent, and family factors. Going beyond the basics, it gives in-depth attention to issues like, how to evaluate allegations of domestic violence, child sexual abuse, and child alienation.
Building on pioneering animal studies, and making use of noninvasive techniques for studying the human brain, research on the human amygdala has blossomed over the years. This volume brings together leading authorities to synthesize the knowledge on the amygdala and its role in psychological function and dysfunction.
Reviews the knowledge about goals and their key role in human behavior. This work presents theories and findings that shed light on the ways people select and prioritize goals; how they are pursued; factors that lead to success or failure in achieving particular aims; and, consequences for individual functioning and well-being.
