Bøger af Lewis R. Aiken

Variables including race, gender, economic status, and political and religious affiliation are considered in the discussion of such human issues as - love and marital relations - economic concerns, including employment and living conditions - violence in its various forms, including crime and war - aging and death.

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the many dimensions along which human beings may differ - biological, cognitive, social, performance. Intended for upper-level undergraduates in a wide variety of course settings in psychology.

Variables including race, gender, economic status, and political and religious affiliation are considered in the discussion of such human issues as - love and marital relations - economic concerns, including employment and living conditions - violence in its various forms, including crime and war - aging and death.

A survey of research, writings and professional practices concerned with death and dying. The focus is interdisciplinary and eclectic - medical, psychological, religious, philosophical, artistic, and demographic matters concerned with dying, death, bereavement and widowhood - are all considered.

This second edition features additional material on testing the handicapped, individual and group differences in mental abilities, theories and issues in the assessment of mental abilities, and new tests for measuring intelligence and related abilities.