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Spring 2014 Personality and social Psychology nEW! ◆ 85 nEW! the Psychology of Dictatorship the Psychology of Meaning Fathali M. Moghaddam How do countries become dictatorships? What social, political, and interpersonal dynamics create opportunities for despots to take and maintain control? And how are dictatorships overthrown? Ever since World War II, social scientists have recognized the crucial importance of these questions. Yet despite the great strides made in our understanding of dictatorships, most studies in this area are undertaken by academics in liberal democracies who view totalitarian societies from the "outside in," a perspective that has caused researchers to ignore crucial elements of everyday life and to misunderstand the role of ideology and brute force in totalitarian societies. In this book, Fathali Moghaddam presents his "springboard model" of dictatorship, derived from both a substantive analysis of the common structures underlying dictatorial regimes and his own personal experience of life in a modern dictatorship. He discusses the importance of psychological processes such as displacement of aggression, conformity, obedience, fear, and cognitive dissonance as tools that aid the development and maintenance of dictatorships. Edited by Keith D. Markman, Travis proulx, and Matthew J. Lindberg tABle oF Contents 1 . Psychology and Dictatorship: The Historic and Contemporary Challenge ◆ part i: psychology and the Springboard Model of Dictatorship ◆ 2 . Explaining Dictatorship: What Kind of Psychological Science is Needed? ◆ 3 . The Springboard Model of Dictatorship ◆ part ii: psychological processes in Dictatorship: The Historical Context ◆ 4 . Sacred Carriers and Narratives: Unraveling the Puzzle of Dictatorship Continuation ◆ 5 . Dictatorship, Displacement of Aggression, and Group Cohesion ◆ 6 . Conformity, Obedience, and Behavior Regulation ◆ 7 . From Torture to Cognitive Dissonance: Varieties of Coercion in Dictatorship ◆ 8 . Leadership and Dictatorship ◆ 9 . Cognition and Action Supportive of Dictatorship ◆ 10 . The Future of Dictatorship and Democracy Health and social Relationships "An interesting, intellectually stimulating, and thought-provoking read, this book will be valuable to both psychologists and those in the academic realm." - CHOICE Magazine From moral philosophy and existentialism to the clinical realm of psychotherapy, The Psychology of Meaning explores the multifaceted nature of this highly subjective construct. Contributors to this groundbreaking edited volume examine not only the many phenomenological aspects of meaning, but also the clinical aspects of people's reactions to the loss of meaning, to uncertainty, and to meaning violations-when things that were once central to one's life no longer make much sense. ContRIBUtoRs Joanna E . Anderson ◆ Jamie Arndt ◆ E . Tory Higgins ◆ Ronnie Janoff-Bulman ◆ Laura A . King ◆ Laura J . Kray ◆ Dan P . McAdams ◆ Crystal L . Park ◆ Jordan B . Peterson ◆ Jason E . Plaks ◆ Clay Routledge ◆ Roxane Cohen Silver ◆ John Skowronski ◆ Michael F . Steger ◆ Sarah S .M . Townsend ◆ Alexa M . Tullett ◆ Kees van den Bos ◆ Adam Waytz ◆ Timothy D . Wilson ◆ Peter Zafirides The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated Edited by Matthew L. newman and nicole A. roberts We know that good, supportive relationships generally promote good health, and that bad, stressful relationships take a toll on our health. Yet most of our relationships-those with relatives, coworkers, caregivers, and romantic partners among them-are complicated, providing varying degrees of both support and stress. The contributors to Health and Social Relationships not only examine the psychological and physiological linkages between relationships and health, but also offer clinical implications-such as how to foster good social relationships in our personal lives and in our communities at large. ContRIBUtoRs Mary H . Burleson ◆ Sally S . Dickerson ◆ Sara Konrath ◆ Matthew L . Newman ◆ Sarah A . Novak ◆ David A . Sbarra ◆ Richard B . Slatcher ◆ José A . Soto ◆ Alex Zautra 2013. 262 pages. HaRdCOveR. list: $59.95◆◆◆apa MeMBeR/affiliate: $49.95 isBn 978-1-4338-1222-7◆◆◆iteM # 4316147 2013. 508 pages. HaRdCOveR. list: $89.95◆◆◆apa MeMBeR/affiliate: $59.95 isBn 978-1-4338-1224-8◆◆◆iteM # 4316146 AVAilABle July 2014! ApA Handbook of personality and Social psychology Volume 1: Attitudes and Social Cognition Volume 2: Group Processes Volume 3: Interpersonal Relations Volume 4: Personality Processes and Individual Differences 2013. 255 pages. HaRdCOveR. Learn more about the APA Handbook in Psychology® Series on page 2. list: $69.95◆◆◆apa MeMBeR/affiliate: $49.95 isBn 978-1-4338-1298-9◆◆◆iteM # 4316153 To order, call 800-374-2721 ' Fax to 202-336-5502 ' Visit www.apa.org/pubs/books  http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316153.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316147.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316146.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316147.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316153.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316146.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316147.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316146.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316153.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books

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