Introducing Psychology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introducing Psychology write by Nigel Benson. This book was released on 2014-06-05. Introducing Psychology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psychology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy? To what extent is it scientific? Introducing Psychology answers all these questions and more, explaining what the subject has been in the past and what it is now. The main "schools" of thought and the sections within psychology are described, including Introspection, Biopsychology, Psychoanalysis, Behaviourism, Comparative (Animal) Psychology, Cognitive Approaches (including the Gestalt movement), Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Humanism. The key figures covered include: Freud, Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, Piaget, Bowlby, Maslow and Rogers, as well as many lesser-known but important psychologists.
Introducing Philosophy
Introducing Philosophy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introducing Philosophy write by Dave Robinson. This book was released on 2014-06-05. Introducing Philosophy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Philosophers have always enjoyed asking awkward and provocative questions, such as: What is the nature of reality? What are human beings really like? What is special about the human mind and consciousness? Are we free to choose who we are and what we do? Can we prove that God exists? Can we be certain about anything at all? What is truth? Does language provide us with a true picture of the world? How should we behave towards each other? Do computers think? Introducing Philosophy is a comprehensive graphic guide to the thinking of all the significant philosophers of the Western world from Heraclitus to Derrida. It examines and explains their key arguments and ideas without being obscure or solemn. Lively and accessible, it is the perfect introduction to philosophers and philosophical ideas for anyone coming to the subject for the first time.
Introducing Feminism
Introducing Feminism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introducing Feminism write by Cathia Jenainati. This book was released on 2010. Introducing Feminism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field.
Introducing Sociology
Introducing Sociology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introducing Sociology write by John Nagle. This book was released on 2016-11-03. Introducing Sociology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sociology is interested in the ways people shape the society they live in, and the ways society shapes them. Simply, it is the study of what modern society is and how it functions. In the series' inimitable style, Introducing Sociology traces the origins of sociology from industrialization, revolution and the Enlightenment through to globalization, neoliberalism and the fear of nationalism – introducing you to key thinkers, movements and concepts along the way. You will develop insight into the world around you, as you engage your 'sociological imagination' and explore studies of the city, theories of power and knowledge, concepts of national, racial and sexual identity, and much more.
Introducing Translation Studies
Introducing Translation Studies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introducing Translation Studies write by Jeremy Munday. This book was released on 2016-02-05. Introducing Translation Studies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Introducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, it has long been the essential textbook on courses worldwide. This fourth edition has been fully revised and continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. Each theory is applied to a wide range of languages, including Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and Spanish. A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including the Bible, Buddhist sutras, Beowulf, the fiction of García Márquez and Proust, European Union and UNESCO documents, a range of contemporary films, a travel brochure, a children’s cookery book and the translations of Harry Potter. Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter summary and discussion points and exercises. NEW FEATURES IN THIS FOURTH EDITION INCLUDE: new material to keep up with developments in research and practice, including the sociology of translation, multilingual cities, translation in the digital age and specialized, audiovisual and machine translation revised discussion points and updated figures and tables new, in-chapter activities with links to online materials and articles to encourage independent research an extensive updated companion website with video introductions and journal articles to accompany each chapter, online exercises, an interactive timeline, weblinks, and powerpoint slides for teacher support This is a practical, user-friendly textbook ideal for students and researchers on courses in Translation and Translation Studies.
