A Companion to American Literary Studies addresses the most provocative questions, subjects, and issues animating the field. Essays provide readers with the knowledge and conceptual tools for understanding American literary studies as it is practiced today, and chart new directions for the future of[...]
Can you be made to do something you don't want to do? The power of persuasion can turn ordinary people into suicide bombers or be used to sell us time-shares. The author introduces us to the mindsets of those who prod, praise, debase and manipulate others to do things they never thought they'd do - [...]
In this engaging and humorous book, eminent social psychologist Roberts Levine explores a dimension of our experience that we take for granted - our experience of time. Taking us on an enchanting tour through the ages and around the world, we travel to Brazil, where to be three hours late is perfect[...]
An analysis of the socialization of the child in diverse cultures, focusing on parent-child relationships, enculturation, and child development under changing educational conditions. The author examines intersections among patterns of childhood experience, cultural values and institutional change.[...]