The new masterwork by one of the most influential psychologists and thinkers of our time!

How do otherwise considerate human beings do cruel things and still live in peace with themselves? Drawing on his agentic theory, Dr. Bandura provides a definitive exposition of the psychosocial mechanism by which people selectively disengage their moral self-sanctions from their harmful conduct. They do so by sanctifying their harmful behavior as serving worthy causes; they absolve themselves of blame f...

Writing about Literature is a practical guide to interpreting works of literature and to planning, composing, and documenting papers about literature. Students will find help with forming and supporting an interpretation, avoiding plot summary, integrating quotations from a literary work, observing the conventions of literature papers, and using secondary sources. Writing about Literature also includes two sample student essays — one that uses only a primary source and one that uses primary...

The best value for beginning college writers

Beginning college writers come from a wide range of backgrounds. For many, academic reading and writing skills are ones they must learn and practice. Enter Rules for Writers. Comprehensive and easy to use, this book provides students with all of the support they need--accessible explanations of writing and grammar topics, step-by-step advice for writing and doing research, class-tested examples and models, and opportunities to practice and build th...

A concise title that connects students to the field of developmental psychology

This title connects students to the field of developmental psychology in an engaging, accessible, culturally inclusive way. With just 15 concise chapters and an epilogue this text is the right length for a single term. Throughout this brief presentation, students will encounter an extraordinary range of research breakthroughs, theories, practices, and stories, all conveyed in Berger’s signature narrative voice. ...

A regional and global approach to world history that highlights society and culture Long praised by instructors and students for its accessible regional chapter structure, readability, and sustained attention to social history, the Eleventh Edition of A History of World Societies includes even more features and tools to engage today's students and save instructors time. This edition includes more help with historical thinking skills, an expanded primary source program in print and online, and...

A fresh, student-accessible, global perspective to health psychology

Health Psychology provides an accessible and empirically-based approach to understanding health psychology. It goes beyond other mainstream textbooks by introducing students to global and cross-cultural health issues, covering cutting-edge scientific and medical topics in ways that students can understand. The author integrates core theory, research, and practice in an engaging and practical way.

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Grounded in multimodal theory and supported by practice in the classroom, this guide helps students make decisions about content across a range of modes, genres, and media from words to images to movement.

Signature storytelling reveals how economics plays out in our world.

When it comes to explaining fundamental economic principles by drawing on current economic issues and events, there is no one more effective than Nobel laureate and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and co-author, Robin Wells. In this best-selling introductory textbook, Krugman and Wells’ signature storytelling style and uncanny eye for revealing examples help readers understand how economic concepts play out in our wo...

The best tool for practicing language awareness

The best tool for practicing language awareness. The Everyday Writer with Exercises is an open invitation to develop awareness about the language we choose and use to write about topics we care about. Andrea Lunsford, with new contributing authors, offers a student-friendly companion that builds the skills, habits, and strategies college writers need to make decisions—to make something happen in the world—every day. They invite us to learn, ...

This innovative textbook makes the tools and applications of game theory and strategic reasoning both fascinating and easy to understand. At the heart of the book is a diverse collection of strategic scenarios, not only from business and politics, but from history, fiction, sports, and everyday life as well.