Written to complement employability modules but also as a standalone guide, this book will leave you feeling career-ready by informing you about the world of opportunities in the media and creative industries. Spanning topical issues, from working from home and freelancing to advice on avoiding burnout, this introduction to your media career is both current and comprehensive. Â

This book is for anyone who wants to understand more about how people think, feel, and behave in public crises. It aims to provide insight into the help people need in crises. The book shows how psychology, and in particular social psychology, can be applied to an area of great, and increasing, societal importance.

Situated at the intersections of queer studies, diaspora studies and Asian Studies, this book articulates an intersectional cultural politics that is anti-racist, decolonial, anti-nationalist, feminist and queer.

Everything a student needs to learn statistics starting from the basics and progressing onto sophisticated statistical modelling. A genuine one-off that uses humour, and the quirks of the everyday, to bring statistics to life and to make it accessible. Â

The science of our slumber, from the different stages of sleep and how our sleeping patterns change throughout our lives, to what happens when things go wrong.

Influential on those in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis as well as families, this book remains essential reading for anyone seeking a creative and compelling understanding of autism in children. Includes a new foreword by Maria Rhode.

Neurodiversity in the Workplace presents a timely and needed perspective on the role and responsibility of employers to examine the many ways we preclude large segments of the population from employment and how we can build truly inclusive work environments.

Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while others fall out of favour? Why do we threaten and bribe and seduce in such elaborate, often comical ways? This title looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are.

From the development of skills through learning and practice, to how self-confidence and decision-making can be honed to boost our expertise, The Psychology of Performance is an invaluable account for anyone who wants to perform to their best.