Outlines challenges facing older people and their families both in the United States and around the world. This book presents an overview of various theoretical and methodological issues; generational influences on well-being, as well as generational influences on care giving.

All papers concentrate on empirical findings throughout Europe as well as cross-national comparisons. This research reveals both consistent patterns and intriguing differences across countries.

• New research data from Western and Eastern European surveys and experiments
  
• New theoretical conceptualizations of prejudice
  
• Multi-disciplinary approaches
  
• Debate on policy making with reference to non European countries

The Internet is becoming a primary means of interpersonal communication, and with this comes implications for many aspects of social life. This book examines these from a variety of perspectives: psychological well-being, interpersonal relationships, social identity, group conflict, negotiation and bargaining, community involvement, and the development of democratic institutions. The authors present quantitative as well as qualitative methodological approaches, along with analyses reflecting the complexities of the 'Human-Internet interaction'.

• Examines the implications...

Brings together research and theory in psychology, sociology, education, culture studies, and public policy surrounding multiracial identity and introduces various advances in thinking about race, intergroup relations and racial identity. This book describ

This special issue highlights the complexity, breadth, and range of topics pertaining to children's rights as a social issue. The contributions included in this issue provide current theory and empirical research addressing the ways in which children and youth conceptualize their need for rights in contexts such as the family, school, community, and greater society. Additionally, the contributions address the implications this research has for policy and practice centered on the rights of children and youth in varying social contexts. As such this issue will be of interest to all those who...

Psychologists, political scientists, and experts in election law present a multidisciplinary perspective on voting.

• Personality characteristics such as motivation, values, and efficacy are considered, as are demographic variables such as education, age, and social class
• Examines the reciprocal relationship that exists in the functions of voting for individual and society: the interplay between persons and institutions gives rise to the perception that a government is or is not legitimate, and to the sense that an individual does, or does not, belong