Marieke de Mooij answers the fundamental questions about consumption in this new edition, using her own model of consumer behavior that integrates culture in the self, in personality and in people's relationships with others.

Exploring the U.S. Census gives social science students and researchers the tools to understand, extract, process, and analyze census data, including the American Community Survey and other datasets. This text provides background on the data collection methods, structures, and potential pitfalls for unfamiliar researchers with applied exercises and software walk-throughs.

Connecting career aspirations with the post-college world is crucial for students today. Careers in Psychology, Fifth Edition helps students navigate and plan for their futures by offering exposure to the rich careers in each subfield of psychology and prompting students to consider the what, why and how of each option.Â

This fully updated, shorter Seventh Edition of Citizen Politics continues to offer the only truly comparative study of political attitudes and behavior in the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany.

In this fourth edition, the authors present the fundamentals of research design and data management with five distinct methods of analysis: exploring, describing, ordering, explaining and predicting.

Introduces practicing educators to the process of conducting classroom-based action research with a focus on research methods and procedures that educators can use with their everyday instructional practices, classroom activities, and school procedures.

"This book provides a wise and engaging how-to guide that meets the central challenge of policy analysis: combining scientific evidence and social goals to craft practical, real-world solutions." -Thomas S. Dee, Barnett Family Professor of Education, Stanford University

With a view to promoting better patient outcomes, well-being for practitioners, and support for those who feel compelled to 'speak out' and challenge bad practice, Courage in Healthcare is an invaluable resource for any healthcare practitioner working in the NHS today, a rallying call and a practical guide.

This handbook brings together chapters exploring key issues, important debates and points of tension, in order to create a substantial review of the field of school organization.

Research-based and highly practical, this book provides guidance on how to develop creative and critical thinking through your classroom teaching.