social perception

"Describes social-awareness skills and how to develop and use them in different situations at school, at home, with friends, or in the community"--Provided by publisher.

"It's impossible to know exactly what other people are thinking, but if a person has perspective, it can be much easier to have an idea of those thoughts. This volume introduces students to the idea of perspective-taking, or seeing things from another person's point of view. Students will learn that perspective-taking can help them build better relationships with friends and family. They will be better able to resolve conflicts if they're thinking about the other person's thoughts and feelings. They'll develop more empathy for people who have different experiences. This book shows students that through perspective-taking, they'll begin to better understand and accept people who are different from themselves"--Provided by publisher.

"This book is about spending time learning about our own identities and the identities of others in order to grow a better understanding of our place in the world"--Provided by publisher.

This resource highlights the propaganda and stereotypes faced by girls almost as soon as they are born.

Explores issues in obesity and healthy body image.

Examines the social conditions in the developed and developing worlds that create such problems as mental illness, poverty, disease, deviance, criminality, suicide, and revolution.

Discusses the importance of personal image in society, the various components that make it up, how one's image effects one's acceptance in society, and how to remain an individual and still project the desired image to the people around us.

Psychologist Sam Gosling reveals what people can learn about others by studying their possessions, explaining how people project and protect their true inner selves through the things they collect and do and the places they inhabit.