Kategoria BISAC: Biography & Autobiography >> Social Scientists & Psychologists

Sigmund Freud's relationship with Otto Rank was the most constant, close, and significant of his professional life. Freud considered Rank to be the most brilliant of his disciples. The two collaborated on psychoanalytic writing, practice, and politics; Rank was the managing director of Freud's publishing house; and after several years helping Freud update his masterpiece, The Interpretation of Dreams, Rank contributed two chapters. His was the only other name ever to be listed on the title page. This complete collection of the known correspondence between the two brings to life...

James Shaver Woodsworth (1874-1942) stands as one of the half-dozen most important national political figures in twentieth-century Canadian history. Allen Mills acknowledges his outstanding achievements while providing a critical account of the Woodsworth legacy and revising the received opinion of him as a man of unbending conviction and ever-coherent principle.

A product of western Canada's pioneer society and a stern Methodist household, Woodsworth grew up to make his way into social service and politcal action. A member of parliament for over twenty years, he rejected the...

Carl Jung continues to be revered today as a true revolutionary who helped to shape psychology, provided a bridge between Western and Eastern spirituality, and brought into general awareness such fundamental concepts as archetypes, the collective unconscious, and synchronicity. In this important book, Claire Dunne chronicles Jung's journey of self-discovery from a childhood filled with visions both terrifying...

This book is about the life and work of a Turkish-American social scientist, Muzafer Sherif (1905-1988). He was known for his seminal work on norm and group formations, social judgment, and intergroup conflicts and cooperation. Although Sherif is identified as one of the founders of social psychology, his contribution to the science of psychology goes beyond the limits of social psychology as it is generally defined today.

This volume aims to rediscover the theory and research of its subject in the socio-historical context of his time, as well as his relevance for contemporary...

An intriguing journey of one woman's adventure through countries and cultures that weaves through places and people. Lily, the protagonist, takes us on a voyage through the eyes of a North American female. Her personal experiences and observations offer a mesmerizing tapestry of curiosity, personal growth, metaphors and social implications. She exposes readers to experiences in brothels, bathhouses, marketplaces, Peacekeeping, Special Forces, the Freemasons,...

Offering the opinions of diplomats, corporate executives, and activities to enhance understanding. Practices incorporate principles of Global T.I.C., the Civility Foundation and more. Content includes discussions, workshops, questionnaires and corporate social responsibility checklist. Values include the opinions of dignitaries, corporate executives and others. Analysis focuses on benefits from celebrities, organizations (for example, the Chumir Foundation) and others. Essentially, allow you (the reader) to...