In this revision of his best-selling text, Wayne Weiten presents a text that is both challenging to think about and easy to learn from, both visually stunning and conceptually integrated, and both scientifically sound and fun to read. Well-respected in the field for its fresh, original approach, its attention to teaching/learning issues, and its impeccable scholarship, Psychology: Themes and Variations, Third Edition, offers much that is new: new studies, new topics, new applications, as well as a new theme (''culture ...
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In this revision of his best-selling text, Wayne Weiten presents a text that is both challenging to think about and easy to learn from, both visually stunning and conceptually integrated, and both scientifically sound and fun to read. Well-respected in the field for its fresh, original approach, its attention to teaching/learning issues, and its impeccable scholarship, Psychology: Themes and Variations, Third Edition, offers much that is new: new studies, new topics, new applications, as well as a new theme (''culture influences behavior'')..In a writing style users have termed ''near perfect, '' Weiten emphasizes ideas instead of isolated facts and shows how research and application work in harmony. Now using seven integrative themes to emphasize the connections between different areas of research in psychology, Weiten challenges students to grapple with ''the big issues and tough questions'' while at the same time helping them master the basic concepts of psychology. Throughout the book, Weiten emphasizes the unity in psychology's intellectual heritage (the themes) as well as psychology's immense diversity (the variations).
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Very good. Pages are clean ans intact. Cover and edges show heavy shelf wear. There is some slight dirtiness on the textblock/fore edge from handling. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Weiten's text is very comprehensive from an evolutionary psychological viewpoint. Great coverage of the scientific method and its relevance, very well written and explained. It covers a lot of history, theory and application of psychological theories making it a very good textbook - however.....
What it lacks is a culturally and linguistically diverse view of differing worldviews related to psychology - this is essential to be relevant to the vast majority of the world who are not Caucasian, westernized or have the same worldview. A section on cultural anthropological theory, research and practice may be helpful.
It also lacks a section on qualitative psychological research methods as an adjunct to quantitative.
