Judicious Use of Persuasive Threat Messages Related to Personal Health: Application of the Extended Parallel Process Model to Contrasting Cases

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Sample In 2009, a public service announcement created by a police department in Wales went viral on YouTube and created a controversy over its graphic depiction of a traffic accident caused by texting while driving (Nick1111341, 2009). As the video opens, three teenage girls are in a compact car ...

Conversational Spanish in Medical Settings

Author(s): Maria Antonia Anderson de la Torre

¿Cómo se siente?: Conversational Spanish in Medical Settings will guide intermediate Spanish college students through real life situations where they will be able to practice the language and prepare for interactions in Spanish with Hispanic patients. The book is structured in a way that will all...

Verbal and Nonverbal Aggression: It's Your Words and More that Might Hurt You

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Abstract A great deal of communication takes place when people see the world differently, when they disagree with each other on important issues, or when they espouse different positions on important issues. When conflict and disagreement are managed constructively they can lead to productive and...

OpenStax Principles of Microeconomics 2e softcover

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"Principles of Microeconomics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory microeconomics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second ed...

Strategic Management

Author(s): Kathryn Whitener

OpenStax Psychology 2e hardcover

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"Psychology 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 i...

Community Driven Peacebuilding Approaches: The Case of Post-Genocide Rwanda

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Sample The notion of post-conflict peacebuilding has grown increasingly contentious and problematic in recent years. Various scholars have raised concerns about the appropriate levels (global, national, regional, or local) at which post-conflict resolution and reconstruction plans should be conce...

Small World Initiative: Research Protocols and Guide PACKAGE

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"Two-book set/package contains Research Protocols print (Paperback: 66 pages with digital e-Book access), and Research Guide print (Paperback: 116 pages, with digital e-Book access). This two-book set is part of the official materials used in the Small World Initiative¨ (SWI). Initiated at Yale Univ...

The Evolution of the Global Economy: From the First Era of Globalization to the COVID Pandemic

Author(s): Michael Jolly

Until very recently it was possible to believe that we were living in a new world in which the economic problems of the past had little or no relevance.   The subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, along with the subsequent ‘Great Recession’ and sovereign debt crisis, shattered this complacency. The G...

Invitation to Political Science

Author(s): THOMAS VARACALLI, Sherri Mora

Invitation to Political Science is an introductory textbook that combines philosophical, historical, and institutional approaches to the discipline of political science. It is tailored to freshmen and sophomores majoring or minoring in political science. The first edition of Invitation to Politic...