Category: E-Books

Social Groups in Action and Interaction, 2nd Edition, (PDF) reviews and evaluates the human group as it operates to build both social good and, potentially, social harm. It condenses current knowledge and modern research, with real-world examples in concise yet interesting chapters, to assist students to understand and predicting group

For courses in comparative criminology, criminal justice systems, and comparative government. Assist students and readers to gain a solid understanding of the diversity in legal systems around the world Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: A Topical Approach, 7th Edition, (PDF) is designed to effectively describe the complexities of justice systems around

The Matrix of Race: Social Construction, Intersectionality, and Inequality (PDF/Mobi) for ethnic and race relations courses, is written by 3 leading scholars — Rodney D. Coates, Abby L. Ferber, and  David L. Brunsma — and reflects a very contemporary way of looking at minorities, race, and intergroup relations. Older textbooks use

Child abuse and neglect (CAN) continues to be a serious public health problem in the United States, affecting approximately 19% of victims and costing approximately $124 billion to society. When a child is removed from their parent’s custody due to parental abuse or neglect, the child is sometimes placed in

Self-Regulation and Ego Control, (PDF) studies the physiological effects of depletion, the effects of psychological variables in self-control depletion effects, the part of motivational and goal states on self-control depletion effects, and numerous cognitive perspectives on self-control exertion. This insightful ebook starts with an introduction of ego depletion phenomena, self-control