Thursday, August 02, 2007

Psychology book nook reviews 8-2-07


A new issue of PsycCRITIQUES is available online.



August 1, 2007
Volume 52, Issue 31


Book Reviews
1. Understanding the Bush Doctrine: Psychology and Strategy in an Age of Terrorism
Authors: Stanley A. Renshon and Peter Suedfeld (Eds.)
Reviewers: Kathleen Malley-Morrison and Michael Corgan

2. Emotion and Psychopathology: Bridging Affective and Clinical Science
Authors: Jonathan Rottenberg and Sheri L. Johnson (Eds.)
Reviewer: Todd B. Kashdan

3. Mind as Machine: A History of Cognitive Science
Author: Margaret A. Boden
Reviewer: Susan E. Chipman

4. The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change
Author: Stephen P. Hinshaw
Reviewer: Alan Cheney

5. Children and Society: The Sociology of Children and Childhood Socialization
Authors: Gerald Handel, Spencer E. Cahill, and Frederick Elkin
Reviewer: Sherine Ramzy

6. Implicit Measures of Attitudes
Authors: Bernd Wittenbrink and Norbert Schwarz (Eds.)
Reviewer: Robert T. Hitlan

7. Evolutionary and Neurocognitive Approaches to Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts
Authors: Colin Martindale, Paul Locher, and Vladimir M. Petrov (Eds.)
Reviewer: Paul J. Silvia

8. Concept Mapping for Planning and Evaluation
Authors: Mary Kane and William M. K. Trochim
Reviewer: Mitch Earleywine

9. Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level: Individuals and Families
Author: Katherine van Wormer
Reviewer: Luciano L'Abate

10. Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
Author: Roy Richard Grinker
Reviewer: Ian Evans

11. Feminist Research Practice: A Primer
Authors: Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Lina Leavy
Reviewer: Patricia M. Berliner

12. Demystifying Love: Plain Talk for the Mental Health Professional
Author: Stephen B. Levine
Reviewer: Simon Boag

13. Mind and Its Evolution: A Dual Coding Theoretical Approach
Author: Allan Paivio
Reviewers: Elizabeth J. Marsh and Kristi S. Multhaup

14. Collaborative Treatment of Traumatized Children and Teens: The Trauma Systems Therapy Approach
Authors: Glenn N. Saxe, B. Heidi Ellis, and Julie B. Kaplow
Reviewer: Lesley A. Slavin

15. Social Psychology in Sport
Authors: Sophia Jowett and David Lavallee (Eds.)
Reviewers: Matthew L. Newman and Sasha Skulsky

16. Five Minds for the Future
Author: Howard Gardner
Reviewer: Robert J. Sternberg

17. Where God and Science Meet: How Brain and Evolutionary Studies Alter Our Understanding of Religion: Vol. 1. Evolution, Genes, and the Religious Brain
Author: Patrick McNamara (Ed.)
Reviewer: Dan G. Blazer

Film Review
18. Requiem
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
Reviewer: Etzel CardeƱa




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