1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453393403321

Autore

Upton Dominic

Titolo

Test yourself : personality and individual differences / / Dominic Upton and Penny Upton ; multiple-choice questions prepared by Daniel Kay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter : , : Learning Matters, , 2011

ISBN

0-85725-663-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Collana

Learning through assessment

Test yourself ... psychology series

Disciplina

155.2

Soggetti

Personality tests

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 - Individual differences psychology: an introduction; 2 - Personality: evolutionary, physiological and trait approaches; 3 - Genetics and environment: a view of individuality and uniqueness; 4 - Personality: a reflection on physical health; 5 - Intelligence and individual differences; 6 - Personality development across the lifespan; 7 - Human motivation and variation; 8 - Deviations: personality traits, mental health and disorder; 9 - Moving forward: individual differences psychology; Writing an essay: a format for success; Scoring methods in MCQs; MCQ answers

Sommario/riassunto

Essential learning and practice through assessment for all undergraduates with a personality and individual differences psychology component to their course.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463024703321

Titolo

Studying religion and society : sociological self-portraits / / edited by Titus Hjelm and Phil Zuckerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-12149-4

1-283-86068-6

0-203-07568-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HjelmTitus

ZuckermanPhil

Disciplina

306.6071

Soggetti

Religion and sociology - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : on sociological self-reflection / Titus Hjelm and Phil Zuckerman -- A life in religious communities / Nancy Ammerman -- Stranger in a strange land / William Sims Bainbridge -- Doing sociology : confessions of a professional stranger / Eileen Barker -- Constructing religion : serendipity and skepticism / James a. Beckford -- Straddling boundaries : disciplines, theories, methods, and continents / Peter Beyer -- Work and adventure: from poetry to sociology of religion / Irena Borowik -- Unintended consequences biographical and sociological / Steve Bruce -- Serendipity in the study of religion and society / Mark Chaves -- Thinking sociologically about religion : discerning and explaining pattern / Grace Davie -- Hurdling over borders : reflections on my intellectual trajectory / Karel Dobbelaere -- Counting and accounting for worldviews : doing surveys and social research on four continents -- Barry Kosmin -- My specific form of disorientation / Robert Orsi -- Engaged faith; my own and of those I study / Wade Clark Roof -- Studying Protestantism in a Catholic and secular context : lessons for a comparative sociology of religion / Jean-Paul Willaime -- Side roads and detours : a narrative reconstruction about studying religion / Robert Wuthnow.



Sommario/riassunto

How do you study religion and society? In this fascinating book, some of the most famous names in the field explain how they go about their everyday work of studying religions in the field. They explain how the ideas for their projects and books have come together, how their understanding of religion has changed over the years, and how their own beliefs have affected their work. They also comment on the changing nature of the field, the ideas which they regard as most important, and those which have not stood the test of time. Lastly they offer advice to young scholars, and suggest what nee

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910701459303321

Titolo

Children's environmental health disparities [[electronic resource] ] : Hispanic and Latino American children and secondhand smoke / / United States Environmental Protection Agency

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, DC] : , : U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Child and Aging Health Protection Division, , 2008

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages) : : color illustrations

Soggetti

Passive smoking in children - United States

Hispanic American children - Health

Passive smoking - Health aspects - United States

Tobacco smoke - Health aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed May 8, 2008).

"EPA 100-F-08-032."