We live in a world in which we are invited to change-to become our best selves through politics, or fitness, or diet, or therapy. We change all the time-growing older and older-and how we think about change changes over time too. We want to think of our lives as progress myths-as narratives of positive personal growth-at the same time as we inevitably age and suffer setbacks. Adam Phillips's sparkling book On Wanting to Change explores the stories...

Este libro de investigación, auspiciado por la línea estratégica Infancia y Juventud de la Universidad del Norte, explora la forma en que los niños víctimas de violencia estructural asociada a migraciones afrontan los conflictos. Se estudian en particular los casos de la niñez en Francia, Chile y Colombia con el propósito de evidenciar cómo los distintos agentes de socialización facilitan una forma de concebir el mundo que justifica la utilización...

Anchored in Jewish ethical tradition, community-building, and an activist's call to repair the world, "Hope into Practice" is about human liberation, linking personal healing with social justice. It also asks Jewish women to love ourselves enough to face our fears without acting on them-expanding our sense of possibility, empowering our activism. This book brings to life an irresistible blend of healing stories, fascinating history, and a fair-minded...

¿Te has preguntado alguna vez por qué algunos líderes políticos, figuras públicas o incluso personas en tu círculo social parecen incapaces de reconocer sus propias limitaciones?Todos conocemos a personas que creen saberlo todo sobre todos los temas imaginables (¿has visto alguna vez algún tertuliano en televisión?). Son esas personas que, en medio de una conversación, tienen la respuesta perfecta para cualquier pregunta, la solución infalible...

LA VOZ DE LOS NECESITADOS es ms que un libro; es la compilacin de ideas de hombres y mujeres que desean ver un cambio en la sociedad en la que viven. Tambin es una expresin de un lder que por ms de veinte aos ha estado trabajando con los que nadie escucha y con los que son ignorados por todos los sectores de la sociedad tanto los que tienen poder como los que no tienen. Este escrito est dirigido a los hombres y mujeres que tienen la gran encomienda...

¡Qué daríamos por saber qué hay detrás de la mirada de la persona con la que estamos hablando! ¡Por saber si es sincera y cuáles son sus intenciones...! ¡Por saber qué piensa de nosotros...! Existe un método científico y eficaz que cualquiera puede aprender con rapidez: la interpretación del lenguaje del cuerpo. Todos movemos nuestro cuerpo y hacemos miles de gestos: nos frotamos la nariz, nos lamemos los labios, cruzamos las piernas....

"Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place...

Apples and Oranges is designed to raise children's awareness of the harmful effects of homophobia and gender-related name calling, intolerance, stereotyping and bullying. In the course of a lively in-class discussion among elementary students and an equity educator, children's paintings magically dissolve into two short animated stories. In Anta's Revenge, Anta finds out that creativity--not revenge--is the best way to deal with a school bully who...

This is a collection of what I feel are some of the most important social/cognitive psychology experiments, studies, demonstrations, biases, and systematic reviews, presented in an entertaining way while adhering to academic standards. I have always been fascinated by how our behaviors, cognition (thoughts), and affect (how we feel) are greatly dependent upon our social environment and our imperfect brains. I find it fascinating--perhaps because...

Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and among the most diverse -- accounting for one-sixth of all Americans and tracing their origins to more than 20 countries. They are also a rising force in American politics. Yet across the American media landscape, from the broadcast airwaves to cable television and Hollywood film, the reality and richness of the Latino experience are virtually nowhere to be found. In Latinos Beyond...