Social Styles

Geneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry. In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome provides not only all the information a human embryo needs to develop but also the hidden story of our species.

Our work lives revolve around effective communication. It is essential for cultivating trust and team collaboration, as well as strengthening our motivation and wellbeing at work. And with teams experiencing more anxiety, stress, and burnout than ever before, strong communication skills have never been more essential. The key to this clear and effective communication begins with understanding our own personal communication styles.

The answer to why people feel and act the way they do lies in the profound effect of a child's bonding process with his or her parents. How successfully we form and maintain relationships throughout life is related to those early issues of "attachment". The author has cited four primary bonding styles that explain why people love, feel, and act the way they do. This book is for anyone who desires closeness, especially in the most intimate relationships: marriage, parenting, close friends, and ultimately God.

In Social, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience, revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental, more basic, than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the social world-other people and our relation to them.

Any conversation about effective teaching must begin with a consideration of how students learn. However, instructors may find a gap between resources that focus on the technical research on learning and those that provide practical classroom strategies. How Learning Works provides the bridge for such a gap. Distilling the research literature and translating the scientific approach into language relevant to a college or university teacher, this book introduces seven general principles of how students learn.

In Survival of the Prettiest, Nancy Etcoff, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and a practicing psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, argues that beauty is neither a cultural construction, an invention of the fashion industry, nor a backlash against feminism - it's in our biology.

In an incredibly male-dominated world, it’s crucial - now more than ever - to develop the necessary skills to become an effective leader and start demanding what you deserve. All you need are easy, proven skills and traits that will help you gradually develop your self-esteem, sharpen your trust, and hone your boundary-setting and communication skills.

50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know is a young man's guide to becoming the type of guy that people respect and enjoy. He knows how to shake hands. He knows how to be a good sport. He knows how to give a genuine compliment and how to speak his mind without being offensive. His friends listen to what he has to say, and he returns the favor. He knows how to achieve the perfect knot in a necktie, and more important, he knows when he should be wearing a tie in the first place. Oh, and his favorite ball cap? He knows when to wear it and when to leave it at home on his dresser.

Do you want to: Break free from the cycle of anxiety and build secure, healthy relationships with confidence? Say goodbye to emotional dependency and have love without fear of abandonment?Are You: Done over analyzing texts and seeking reassurance, only to feel worse in the end? Tired of feeling like you’re "too much" in relationships—too needy, too anxious, too insecure? No More Anxious Attachment gives you the tools to break free from relationship anxiety, overcome fear of abandonment, and build secure, confident connections. If you're tired of overanalyzing texts and feeling "too much...

In our fast-paced, electronic society, the most basic social interaction - talking face-to-face - can be a challenge for even the most educated and self-assured individuals. And yet making conversation is a highly practical skill: those who do it well shine at networking parties, interviews, and business lunches. Good conversation also opens doors to a happier love life, warmer friendships, and more rewarding time with family.

Most of us want to choose inclusive, respectful, and empowering language when communicating with or about others. But language—and how we use it—continually evolves, along with cultural norms. When contradictory opinions muddle our purpose, how do we align our word choices with our beliefs? Who has the final say when people disagree? And why is it so hard to let go of certain words? Afraid of getting something wrong or offending, we too often treat words as right or wrong, regardless of context and nuance.

In The Sense of Style, the best-selling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking the usage guide for the 21st century, Pinker doesn’t carp about the decline of language or recycle pet peeves from the rulebooks of a century ago. Instead, he applies insights from the sciences of language and mind to the challenge of crafting clear, coherent, and stylish prose.

There's no one right way to flirt, but how you flirt says a lot about your chance at love. Dr. Jeffrey Hall's groundbreaking survey, the "Flirting Styles Inventory," caused a media sensation when it pinpointed five different flirting styles. First sampled exclusively with eHarmony members, it has since helped tens of thousands of people discover their flirting style and provided a wealth of information on how your style affects your love life.

Conquer your dissertation with confidence! Academic Dissertations: Write Dissertations Confidently is your friendly guidebook, co-written with a successful PhD student who's been there, done that. Follow Panyim's journey as he tackles the dissertation process alongside his organized and supportive friend, Nyakor. This book provides you with: Actionable steps: Master every phase, from choosing a strong topic to crafting a compelling defense presentation. Real-world scenarios: Learn from relatable case studies as Panyim overcomes common dissertation hurdles like data collection anxiety. ...

This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs. In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence - and derail - the larger agendas of a political party.

The Elements of Style has long been a valued and beloved resource for all writers. Hailed for its directness and clever insight, this unorthodox textbook was born from a professor's love for the written word and perfected years later by one of his students: famed author E. B. White. Ever since its first publication in 1959, writers have turned to this book for its wise and accessible advice.

Are you ready to free yourself from the draining cycle of constant overthinking and finally enjoy your relationships on a personal level? Think it’s about time you waved the anxiety goodbye and found yourself in a way that truly allowed you to be present in your relationships? Letting Go of Overthinking in Relationships and Relationships Anxiety Workbook is an incredible resource to drain your own inner toxicity and live life to the full like never before.

Shaping Futures: How Parenting Styles Influence Personality Development is an in-depth exploration of the powerful connection between the way children are raised and the personalities they grow into as adults. Drawing on established psychological research and real-world examples, this book examines how the four major parenting styles—authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful—shape traits such as confidence, resilience, empathy, social skills, and emotional intelligence. From the warmth and structure of authoritative parenting to the challenges of authoritarian rigidity, ...

Contemporary cultural style boosts transparency and instantaneity. These are values absorbed from our current economic conditions of disintermediation: cutting out the middleman. Like Uber, but for art. Immediacy names this style to make sense of what we lose when the contradictions of twenty-first-century capitalism demand that aesthetics negate mediation. Surging realness as an aesthetic program synchs with the economic imperative to intensify circulation when production stagnates. Flow is the ultimate twenty-first-century buzzword, but speedy circulation grinds art down to the nub.

Are you ready to free yourself from the exhausting habit of overanalyzing every moment and finally enjoy deeper, more connected relationships? Think it’s time to quiet the anxiety and show up in your marriage with clarity, calm, and confidence? "The Art of Letting Go of Overthinking in Relationships (3 Books in 1)" is a powerful collection to help you stop the spiral, uncover your attachment style, and improve communication for a more secure and fulfilling love life.