Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category

80 Sage reference handbooks

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Northwestern University Library now has access to 80 Sage reference handbooks.  Access is via the Library’s catalog NUcat or from the following list.

Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology

Handbook for Working With Children and Youth

Handbook of Adoption

Handbook of Career Studies

Handbook of Children, Culture, and Violence

Handbook of Citizenship Studies

Handbook of Cognition
Handbook of Cognitive Aging
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Handbook of Contemporary Families
Handbook of Cultural Geography
Handbook of Disability Studies
Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy
Handbook of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Handbook of Families and Poverty
Handbook of Gender and Women’s Studies
Handbook of Global Supply Chain Management
Handbook of Historical Sociology
Handbook of Implicit Cognition and Addiction
Handbook of Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology (Volume 1)
Handbook of Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology (Volume 2)
Handbook of International Relations
Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies
Handbook of Marketing
Handbook of Material Culture
Handbook of New Media
Handbook of Party Politics
Handbook of Physical Education
Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology
Handbook of Political Theory
Handbook of Public Administration
Handbook of Public Affairs
Handbook of Public Policy
Handbook of Racial and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Handbook of Rural Studies
Handbook of Social Problems
Handbook of Social Theory
Handbook of Sports Studies
Handbook of Strategy and Management
Handbook of Urban Studies
Handbook of Work Stress
Handbook of Workplace Diversity
Handbook of Workplace Violence
Handbook of World Families
Handbook of Youth Mentoring
Handbook on Communicating and Disseminating Behavioral Science
The Handbook of Community Practice
The Handbook of Human Resource Management Education
The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology
The Handbook of International School Psychology
The Handbook of Marketing Research
The Handbook of Mentoring at Work
The Handbook of Parenting
The Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine
The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence
The Handbook of Transnational Crime and Justice
The Health Psychology Handbook
The International Handbook of Psychology
The International Handbook of Sociology
The Persuasion Handbook
The Psychology Research Handbook
The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education
The SAGE Handbook of Advertising
The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Communication
The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction
The SAGE Handbook of Educational Leadership
The SAGE Handbook of E-learning Research
The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Communication
The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Education
The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology
The SAGE Handbook of Media Studies
The SAGE Handbook of Methods in Social Psychology
The SAGE Handbook of Nations and Nationalism
The SAGE Handbook of Nonverbal Communication
The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Discourse
The SAGE Handbook of Performance Studies
The SAGE Handbook of Research in International Education
The SAGE Handbook of Social Psychology
The SAGE Handbook of Sociology
The SAGE Handbook of Special Education

L’année Psychologique

Monday, August 10th, 2009

L’année Psychologique

L’année Psychologique includes original research reports and critical reviews of progress in selected areas of research, with bibliographies of relevant literature.

Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention

The Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention covers areas such as the neurobiology of addiction, models of addiction, sociocultural perspectives on drug use, family and community factors, prevention theories and techniques, professional issues, the criminal justice system and substance abuse, and assessment and diagnosis. Focuses on concepts of addiction and treatment practices, but also addresses commonly used and abused drugs, including recreational, prescription, and over-the-counter. – Publisher’s blurb.

Encyclopedia of Psychology & Law

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

Addresses research and practice in the interface of psychology and law. Surveys the traditional subdisciplines of psychology: cognitive (e.g., eyewitness testimony), developmental (e.g., children’s testimony), social (e.g., jury behavior), clinical (e.g., assessment of competence), biological (e.g., the polygraph), and industrial-organizational psychology (e.g., sexual harassment in the workplace). – Publisher’s blurb.

Encyclopedia of Human Relationships

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Encyclopedia of Human Relationships

The Encyclopedia of Human Relationships offers an interdisciplinary view of all types of human associations. Provides a state-of-the-art review of the extensive theories, concepts, and empirical findings about human relationships. – Publisher’s blurb.

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

The journal publishes original contributions dealing with psychological aspects of the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders arising out of dysfunction of the central nervous system. – Publisher’s blurb.

Psychology of Classroom Learning

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Psychology of Classroom Learning

Examines the fundamental psychological aspects of learning such as cognition, motivation, and emotion, as well as individual and environmental factors at work in the classroom. Explores how instruction and learning are affected by factors such as classroom management, multiculturalism, learning styles, home schooling, peer relationships, school culture, discipline, self-esteem, socioeconomic status, and more. – Publisher’s blurb.

Sociologia Internationalis

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Sociologia Internationalis

Sociologia Internationalis is an “International journal for sociology and social psychology.”  Articles are published in English, French, German, or Spanish, with summaries in English.

Access to this resource is restricted to the Northwestern University Evanston campus.

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, 3rd ed.

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, 3rd ed.

Explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to drugs and alcohol and associated behaviors. Includes emerging topics and developments in the many fields of addiction studies. – Publisher’s blurb.

Encyclopedia of Counseling

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Encyclopedia of Counseling

Provides a comprehensive overview of the theories, models, techniques, and challenges involved in professional counseling. Entries cover all of the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in counseling. – Publisher’s blurb.