Steve Duck est un psychologue social et un spécialiste de la communication britannique dont le travail a considérablement fait progresser la compréhension scientifique des relations sociales et personnelles. Ses recherches se concentrent principalement sur la dynamique de la dissolution des relations, développant des modèles influents qui explorent les étapes et les processus impliqués. Les contributions de Duck résident dans son examen méticuleux des modèles de communication interpersonnelle tout au long du cycle de vie des relations. Son approche académique offre des aperçus profonds sur pourquoi et comment les relations se forment, se maintiennent et, finalement, prennent fin.
Offering a comprehensive introduction to human relationships, this textbook integrates fresh insights from various disciplines, including family studies and developmental psychology. It presents a thorough survey of the field, enhanced by perspectives from occupational and organizational psychology, making it a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of interpersonal dynamics.
"Mindfulness" practices derived from Buddhist sources have become ubiquitous. Meditation teachers will sometimes say that this is the same practice that the Buddha taught over 2500 years ago. David McMahan shows that the standard articulation of mindfulness is, rather, a distillation of particular strands of Buddhist thought that have combined with western ideas to create a unique practice tailored to modern life. Rethinking Meditation asks how and why these practices coalesced into the version we have today.