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The Handbook of Solitude: Psychological Perspectives on Social Isolation, Social Withdrawal, and Being Alone
Author: Robert J. Coplan
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This reference work offers a comprehensive compilation of current psychological research related to the construct of solitude ul lExplores numerous psychological perspectives on solitude, including those from developmental, neuropsychological, social, personality, and clinical psychologyl lExamines different developmental periods across the lifespan, and across a broad range of contexts, including natural environments, college campuses, relationships, meditation, and cyberspacel lIncludes contributions from the leading international experts in the fieldl lCovers concepts and theoretical approaches, empirical research, as well as clinical applicationsl ul **Review Solitude has had a bad name in our society, and in our psychology it is often equated with isolation, loneliness, shyness, and social awkwardness. The Handbook discusses these, but abundantly treats the other side solitude that fosters insight, connection, creativity, introspection, healing, and enlightenment. This is a badly needed and broadly focused antidote for the negative approach, and its group of expert contributors provides a fuller understanding of a state people often experience, and sometimes need. Peter Suedfeld, Dean Emeritus of Graduate Studies and Professor Emeritus of Psychology, The University of British Columbia This large volume is a veritable feast of information and perspectives on the important topic of solitude. Scholars from diverse sub-disciplines of psychology (e.g., developmental, clinical, social, neuroscience, cultural psychology) and varied disciplines (e.g., sociology, anthropology, political science, religious studies, computer science, biology) weigh in on this complex topic. Even the most knowledgeable reader will learn much about types and potential causes and outcomes of solitude and be exposed to new theoretical frameworks. Nancy Eisenberg, Regents Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University From the Back Cover Over the course of a lifespan, humans experience solitude for a wide variety of reasons and subjectively respond to seclusion with a wide range of reactions and consequences. A Handbook of Solitude Psychological Perspectives on Social Isolation, Social Withdrawal, and Being Alone presents a comprehensive compilation of the most cutting edge psychological research related to the construct of solitude. Featuring contributions from international experts in the field, readings explore aspects of solitary behavior from myriad psychological perspectives, including developmental, neuropsychological, social, personality, and clinical during different developmental periods across the lifespan and across a broad range of contexts, including various natural environments, college campuses, singlehood, meditation, and cyberspace. Other insights into solitude are garnered through extra-disciplinary researchers in fields such as biology, anthropology, sociology, political science, religious studies, and philosophy. Innovative and illuminating, this handbook represents the definitive treatment of the psychological concept of solitude as an area of study.
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Author: Michael Hudson
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Wouldnt it be great if everyone said what they meant? a voiceover asks in a ubiquitous TV ad for a major bank credit card. But what if the words people use have lost their meaning or have been changed to protect the guilty? Thats the exact situation we find ourselves in with todays mainstream economics or, as Prof. Michael Hudson would call it, bJunk Economicsb. We are deep into a worldwide credibility gap Politicians and their minions in the media declare that any news they dont agree with is fake alternate realities exist as to what is real and not real history and science are eliminated or denied the public domain and infrastructure is privatized and monopolized in the name of misguided ideology and economics has been hijacked as a tool of corruption and crime on a global scale. With the worlds global economy spinning out of control, its more important than ever to learn and perhaps relearn all of the lessons of history, like them or not. You will find them in J Is for Junk Economics A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception, an unexpurgated look at the economic ideas that have allowed a resurgence of the true enemies of human progress ignorance, feudalism and greed. So who needs economics, the Dismal Science? There are those (The One Percent) who want you to be put off by economics so that youll buy into the myths of wealth creation theyre promoting along with their view of the proper functions of government (see Government, Socialism for the Rich, and the essay, The 22 Major Economic Myths of Our Time). We (The 99 Percent) cannot vote in our best interests if we accept the received wisdom of economics as promoted by Wall Street and an academia purchased by the vested interests (e.g., big oil, big pharma, big banking, etc). Today, identity politics without any mention of debt-strapped labor, consumer protection or new cold war confrontations has supplanted any meaningful discussion of sustainable economic policy, to say nothing of the sustainable use of the earths resources. Vocabulary has become degraded and has facilitated the spread of misunderstanding and ignorance in the press, on the Internet, in classrooms and on the street. Its not necessary to re-invent the wheel to take action, however. The major issues that guide healthy economies were known to the Ancients (many appear in the Bible) and were expanded upon by the classical economists in the 18th and 19th centuries (debt forgiveness, compound interest, rent theory and unearned income in particular). Their aim was to leave the brutal legacy of feudalism behind and embrace new technology, better living standards, and an economy of abundance. Their ideas and principles are brought back into the spotlight here. This book deconstructs todays watered-down, deceptive and value-free economics that favor the wealthy and powerful so that the next generation can create a successful economy with proper checks and balances, benefiting everyone. Prof. Hudsons unique experience, perspective and pithy insight make economics and economic history comprehensible for the rest of us as well as useful for exploring todays uncertain political and economic environment and he shows us just who the winners and losers are! J IS FOR JUNK ECONOMICS contains 400 A-to-Z vocabulary entries, 7 essays provide commentary and context, Prof. Hudsons Bubble Model, author bio(s), author interview, and a full topic index. This is the one book on economics that youll want to refer to again and again. Prof. Michael Hudson is one of the worlds leading economists. He is a veteran of Wall Street and Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC). He counsels governments on finance and tax policy, and gives presentations all over the world to groups reflecting diverse academic, economic and political constituencies. bMichael Hudsonb is a Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC), and Professor of Economics at Peking University in China. He gives speeches, lectures and presentations all over the world for official and unofficial groups reflecting diverse academic, economic and political constituencies. Before moving into research and consulting, Prof. Hudson spent several years applying flow-of-funds and balance-of-payments statistics to forecast interest rates, capital and real estate markets for Chase Manhattan Bank and The Hudson Institute (no relation). His academic focus has been on financial history and, since 1980, on writing a history of debt, land tenure and related economic institutions from the Sumerian period, antiquity, and feudal Europe to the present. Since 1996 as president of the Institute for the Study of Long Term Economic Trends (ISLET), he has written reports and given presentations on balance of payments, financial bubbles, land policy and financial reforms for U.S. and international clients and governments. He organized the International Scholars Conference on Ancient Near Eastern Economies (ISCANEE) in 1993, and to-date has co-edited the preceedings of six academic conferences on the evolution of property, credit, labor and accounting since the Bronze Age. His website and blog can be found at michael-hudson.com. He has been interviewed on Democracy Now, Marketplace, and Naked Capitalism. Many of his interviews and public appearances can be seen on YouTube.
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