Subjects:  1. Gender Psychology    2. Gender Studies    3. Gender identity    4. Human Sexuality    5. Psychology    6. Psychology Of Sexuality    7. Sex (Psychology)    8. Sex role    9. Philosophy & psychology    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    11. Sexual behaviour   

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Death by Family
So far this book is killing me.
Superb for those interested in family systems and theapy!
I first knew of Anderson and Sabatelli's works through the professional journals in family studies and family therapy. I used the instrument "Differentiation in the Family Systems Scale (DIFS)" developed by them in my master's thesis research. Their approach is mostly influenced by Murray Bowen's family systemtheory. In this text, they again use the Bowenian theory as a grounding framework, combined with structural family theories (i.e. Salvador Minuchin, David Olson's circumplex model..etc.). The authors did an excellent job of integrating existing family science literature. For example, in chapter II--family strategies, they propose six universal strategies families employ to meet developmental tasks during the family life cycle: developing identity, regulating boundary, maintaining resources, managing emotions, and coping with stress. Then, these strategies were used to illustrate family interaction patterns in different family developmental stages throughout the chapters in Part III. The last part disscusses four alternative family developmental pathways. I find the chapter on death, loss, and bereavement is especially insightful. Unfortunately, gay and lesbian relationships were not included here (nor in the "family diversity" chapter). That makes the book somewhat incomplete. However, I find the text is very suitable for introductory family courses, especially for those who prefer psychological approach rather than traditional sociological approach. This book is also recommended for family therapy students as the foundamental knowledge base. Though I left the graduate school few years ago and am a counselor now, I still find some concepts in the book very refreshing and useful for clinical conceptualization. I give this book a very high praise! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Family    2. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    3. Family Relationships    4. General    5. Interpersonal Relations    6. Psychology    7. Social Science    8. Sociology - Marriage & Family    9. Philosophy & psychology   

Subjects:  1. Children and mass media    2. Children and violence    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Mass media and children    7. Mass media and teenagers    8. Performing Arts - Mass Media/Journalism    9. Philosophy    10. Social Issues - Violence    11. Social Problems (General) (Young Adult)    12. Violence in mass media   

Subjects:  1. Animal experimentation    2. Animal rights    3. Animals - General    4. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    6. Ethical aspects    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Moral and ethical aspects    9. Philosophy    10. Social Problems (General) (Young Adult)    11. Social Science - Sociology    12. Animals & society   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography - General    2. Children's 9-12    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Confederation, 1783-1789    6. General    7. History    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Philosophy    11. Revolution, 1775-1783    12. Study and teaching (Secondary)    13. United States   

Subjects:  1. Cosmology    2. Science    3. Juvenile literature    4. Schweitzer, Albert   

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Reference    3. Research    4. Software - Reference - CDROM / Universal    5. Philosophy & psychology    6. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    7. Social research & statistics   

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Conservative view, but not only for religious people...
I read this book for a class my junior year of high school, but after the end of the semester when I could have thrown the book away, I kept it and read the chapters/readings that were never assigned in class. It's divided into sections that really deal with modern times, such as "Do You Really Expect Me to Believe In Miracles?" and "Why Should I Believe In a Religion Invented for Weak People?" and each section has 3-7 or so readings discussing the issue. Some are from magazines, some are Q&A types that look like Dear Abby submissions.Read more

Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - General    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Philosophy    5. Religion - Biblical Studies    6. Religion - General   

Subjects:  1. Philosophy & psychology   

Subjects:  1. Child Psychiatry    2. Child psychology    3. Child psychopathology    4. Child psychotherapy    5. Clinical Child Psychology    6. Clinical Psychology    7. Developmental - Child    8. Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent    9. Psychology    10. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    11. Philosophy & psychology   

Subjects:  1. Personality    2. Psychology    3. Child & developmental psychology    4. Philosophy & psychology    5. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 2-3    2. History - United States/General    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Philosophy    5. Social Science - Politics & Government   

Subjects:  1. 1694-1778    2. Biography & Autobiography - General    3. Children's 4-8 - Philosophy    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. History & Surveys - Modern    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Philosophy    10. Voltaire,   

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Excellent Read
This book is quite excellent. This book is very deep and filled with well-thought out poems. This book is probably best suited for teens and adults though it can be enjoyed by anyone. I highly recommend this book to those who like poetry and those who just want to read a heart warming book.

Interesting Book
I feel anybody who reads this will love and appreciate it. It is truly very beautifully written poetry. These poems encouraged and inspired me.

A Great Book
This book is wonderful. The poetry is beautifully written and is good for all ages. I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to anybody who likes poetry or inspirational books. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Philosophy    6. Poetry - General    7. Astrology, mysteries & the unexplained    8. Philosophy / history of ideas   

Subjects:  1. Study Aids    2. Study Guides   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Embryonic stem cells    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Life Sciences (Young Adult)    7. Moral and ethical aspects    8. Philosophy    9. Political Science (Young Adult)    10. Research    11. Science & Nature - Biology    12. Medical ethics    13. Social topics & ethical issues   

Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. General    3. Psychology    4. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Philosophy   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Medical    3. Psychology    4. First aid & paramedical services    5. Philosophy & psychology    6. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

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A Primer on the People and the Schools that Make Philosophy such a Fascinating Discipline

A good concise dictionary
This dictionary has entries on the major philosophers, on the terminology and concepts of philosophical thought. It is written in a very clear way. My one problem with it is that its entries are too short when it comes to covering major subjects.
Anecessary and fundamental tool for thestudent
For the undergraduate setting out on a Liberal Arts degree, studying philosophy or any related subject in the humanities, this important reference is absolutely valuable.
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Subjects:  1. Dictionaries - General    2. Philosophy    3. Reference    4. Juvenile Nonfiction / Philosophy    5. PHILOSOPHY_DICTIONARIES    6. PHILOSOPHY_JUVENILE LITERATURE