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For young women in early South Asia, marriage was probably the most important event in their lives, as it largely determined their socioeconomic and religious future. Yet there has been little in the way of systematic examinations of the evidence on marriage customs among Buddhists of this time, and our understanding of the lives of early Buddhist women is still quite limited. This study uses ten stories from the Avadānaśataka, the collection of Buddhist narratives compiled from the second to fifth centuries CE, to examine the social landscape of early India. The author analyzes...

Sometimes we choose our path. Sometimes it is chosen for us. Sometimes we have no choice at all. Joel Finnigan was a man who experienced all three... Orphaned at an early age, bravely stepping in to fight for his country as a young man, and sacrificing a love that was meant to be, Joel Finnigan is a man of honor and courage. Althea Burnside, a brash young woman whose search for love and success has led her from one disastrous relationship to another, is a writer faced with the most astonishing discovery of her lifetime: what true love should be. When Joel meets Althea, his world is turned...

As an applied science, social psychology has tremendous potential to provide insight into so many aspects of our social world. Unfortunately, its relevance is not always highlighted in traditional introductory texts. To remedy this problem, Applying Social Psychology takes a different approach, using significant social themes (including work, education, health, sport, conflict, communication, economic life, crime, the environment ) to illustrate how multiple perspectives can work together in helping understand the complexities of real life issues.