Making sense of beliefs and values : theory, research, and practice / Craig N. Shealy, editor ; contributors, Kris Acheson, PhD [and forty-six others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shealy, Craig N., editor.

Acheson, Kris, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Belief and doubt.

Values.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (712 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Social psychologists have studied beliefs and values, and related constructs such as "attitudes" and "prejudice" for decades.But as this innovative and interdisciplinary book convincingly demonstrates, the scientific examination of beliefs and values now influences research and practice across a range of disciplines.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share Making Sense of Beliefs and Values: Theory, Research, and Practice; Part I: Making Sense of Beliefs and Values: The Meaning, Etiology, and Assessment of Beliefs and Values; Chapter 1: Our Belief in Belief; Beliefs, Values, and Versions of Reality; From Aurora and Boston to Falwell and Robertson: Case Studies in Versions of Reality; Our Belief in Belief: 9/11 and Beyond; Making Sense of Beliefs and Values: The Vital Role of Educators, Scholars, and Practitioners; References

Chapter 2: Beliefs, Needs, and Self: Three Components of the EI ModelImpetus and Rationale for EI Theory and the EI Self; EI Component I: Belief; The "I" of EI Theory; Summary of EI Theory; References; Chapter 3: The EI Self: Real World Implications and Applications of EI Theory; Elaine Encounters Self: A Case Study in Beliefs, Values, and Needs; Understanding the EI Self; References; Chapter 4: Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI); References; Part II: Making Sense of Beliefs and Values Through Research: Culture, Development, Environment, Gender, Politics, and Religion

Chapter 5: In Search of Best Practices for Multicultural Education: Empirical Evidence from the Forum BEVI ProjectThe Origins and Principles of Multicultural Education; Methods and Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 6: Identity Development and the Construction of Self: Findings and Implications from the Forum BEVI Project; Overview of Equilintegration Theory and the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory; Discussion; References; Chapter 7: Environmental Beliefs and Values: In Search of Models and Methods; Value-Belief-Norm Theory; Theory of Planned Behavior; Environmental Identity Model

Motivation Toward the Environmental ScaleTheory Comparisons; EI Theory, EI Self, and BEVI; Understanding Environmental Beliefs and Values Through the BEVI: Three Studies; Discussion; Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Understanding the Gendered Self: Implications from EI Theory, the EI Self, and the BEVI; Introduction to the Gendered Self; Summary and Conclusion: Toward Real World Applications; References; Chapter 9: Exploring the Etiology of Ideology: In Search of the Political Self Through the EI Model and BEVI Method; Political Parties in the United States

Understanding Ideological DistinctionsFraming the Etiology of Ideology; EI Theory, the EI Self, and the BEVI; Exploring the Etiology of Ideology; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: The Nature and Etiology of Religious Certitude: Implications of the EI Framework and Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory; The Nature of Certitude; Psychological Perspectives on Religious Certitude; Examining Religious Certitude Through the EI Model and BEVI Method; Research Questions and Results; Concluding Perspectives on Religious Certitude; Agnosticism and the Continuum of Belief; Summary and Conclusion

References

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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ISBN:

0-8261-0453-3

OCLC:

933295486