The essential introduction to the understanding of the structure of inorganic solids and materials. This revised and updated 2nd Edition looks at new developments and research results within Structural Inorganic Chemistry in a number of ways, special attention is paid to crystalline solids, elucidation and description of the spatial order of atoms within a chemical compound. Structural principles of inorganic molecules and solids are described through traditional concepts, modern bond-theoretical theories, as well as taking symmetry as a leading principle.

The essential introduction to the understanding of the structure of inorganic solids and materials. This revised and updated 2nd Edition looks at new developments and research results within Structural Inorganic Chemistry in a number of ways, special attention is paid to crystalline solids, elucidation and description of the spatial order of atoms within a chemical compound. Structural principles of inorganic molecules and solids are described through traditional concepts, modern bond-theoretical theories, as well as taking symmetry as a leading principle.

Provides perspectives on how social interaction influences the development of knowledge. The book reviews the nature and type of interactions that promote development as well as the conceptual frameworks used to explain the relation between individuals and groups.

Jean Piaget (1896 1980) was listed among the 100 most important persons in the twentieth century by Time magazine, and his work with its distinctive account of human development has had a tremendous influence on a range of disciplines from philosophy to education, and notably in developmental psychology. The Cambridge Companion to Piaget provides a comprehensive introduction to different aspects of Piaget s work in a manner that does not eschew engagement with the complexities of subjects or debates yet is accessible to upper-level undergraduate students. Each chapter is a specially...

New research on children's executive functioning and self-regulation has begun to reveal important connections to their developing social understanding (or "theories of mind") and emotional competence. The exact nature of the relations between these aspects of children's social and emotional development is, however, far from being fully understood. Considerable disagreement has emerged, for instance, over the question of whether executive functioning facilitates social-emotional understanding, or vice versa. Recent studies linking the development of children's social understanding with...

Self-regulation and autonomy have emerged as key predictors of health and well-being in several areas of psychology. This timely volume brings together eminent scholars at the forefront of this research, which is taking place in disciplines including developmental psychology, developmental neuroscience, social psychology, and educational psychology. The contributors present ideas and research findings on the development of self-regulation and autonomy, including their biological bases, antecedents, and consequences. Editors Bryan W. Sokol, Frederick M. E. Grouzet, and Ulrich Muller have...

Ulrich Muller weist nach, dass sich der Einsatz von Personalisierungstechnologien im E-Commerce positiv auf die Kundenbindung auswirkt, und zeigt, dass neben der Kundenzufriedenheit Faktoren wie Explorationsneigung, psychologische und soziale Wechselbarrieren sowie Verhaltenshabitualisierungen die Kundenbindung im E-Commerce determinieren."

Der Titel des Bandes Translation und Transgression ist zugleich Programm. Er verbindet die Darstellung von Formen und Verfahren, Problemen und Chancen der Ubersetzung mit Antworten auf die Frage, wie Ubersetzen und Dolmetschen dafur fruchtbar gemacht werden kann, Differenzen zwischen Kulturen zu erkennen, zu verstehen, zu verringern, zu uberbrucken. Das Buch versammelt Beitrage namhafter Germanisten aus aller Welt sowohl zur alltags- und berufspraktischen Ubersetzung als auch zur fachlichen und literarischen Translation anhand von Beispielen mit Bezug auf zahlreiche Sprachenpaare,...

Unter dem Eindruck jungster weltpolitischer Entwicklungen problematisiert der Band kulturelle Differenz als Thema der aktuellen Interkulturalitatsforschung. Die Betonung der Unterschiede als die andere Seite der Globalisierung gilt es in ihren Ursachen zu verstehen und in ihren Auspragungen zu erforschen. Die Differenzen liegen in eben diesen Auspragungen, die sie fur alle ubrigen zu etwas Anderem macht. Aktive Toleranz heisst, dies Andere im Bewusstsein der Unterschiede zu verstehen und sich damit des Eigenen neu zu vergewissern, um von der Diagnose des (potentiellen) kulturellen Konflikts (...