Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction
W. J. Rorabaugh
Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction traces the origins of prohibition back to the evangelical-based voluntary abstinence temperance movement in the early 1800s. It makes ...
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3. Life satisfaction
Daniel M. Haybron
in Happiness: A Very Short Introduction
Can we use life satisfaction as a measure of happiness? ‘Life satisfaction’ looks at the idea that we measure our own happiness levels using subjective standards. This view has appeal as it ...
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4. Relationship changes—parents and peers
Peter K. Smith
in Adolescence: A Very Short Introduction
Adolescence is a period of great change in relationships with parents and peers. A traditional, simple view was that relationships with peers became more influential, and relationships with ...
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8. Changes and transitions
Stephen Fineman
in Work: A Very Short Introduction
A polarization of jobs in the West between ‘lousy’ and ‘lovely’ has recently been observed. Well-paid managerial jobs have increased as have low-paid service jobs with middle-paid skilled ...
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Depression: A Very Short Introduction
Mary Jane Tacchi and Jan Scott
Covering melancholia, depression, manic depression, and bipolar disorder, Depression: A Very Short Introduction gives a brief account of the history of these concepts, before focusing on ...
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5. Legacies
W. J. Rorabaugh
in Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction
‘Legacies’ explains that the most important legacy of prohibition in the United States concerned a dramatic change in drinking habits. The raunchy all-male saloon disappeared for good and ...
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7. Dreaming as delirium: sleep and mental illness
J. Allan Hobson
in Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction
‘Dreaming as delirium’ shows that dreaming and severe mental illness are not only analogous, but identical. It is easy to imagine that physical changes in brain state can produce psychosis, ...
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4. Time-limited psychotherapy
Tom Burns and Eva Burns‐Lundgren
in Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction
For many therapists and patients, short-term therapies are now the treatments of choice. ‘Time-limited psychotherapy’ describes three time-limited psychotherapies that have emerged with ...
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3. Who is at risk of depression?
Mary Jane Tacchi and Jan Scott
in Depression: A Very Short Introduction
One advantage of the more consistent application of diagnostic criteria for identifying individuals with a depressive disorder is that it allows national and international comparisons to be ...
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4. Models of depression
Mary Jane Tacchi and Jan Scott
in Depression: A Very Short Introduction
Epidemiological studies of depression give important insights into populations at higher risk of depression, but not everyone in certain high-risk circumstances will develop a clinical ...
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6. The institutional Revolution: The Sonoran dynasty (1920–1934)
Alan Knight
in The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
‘The institutional Revolution: The Sonoran dynasty’ concentrates on the evolution of the Revolution—the Revolution in power—during the 1920s under the leadership of Obregón and then his ...
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Introduction
Eric Rauchway
in The Great Depression and New Deal: A Very Short Introduction
The Great Depression caused a profound crisis in the US. The world that broke down in 1929 broke down for reasons that had been predicted before. The Introduction gives a brief analysis of ...
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5. A global concept
Kevin Kenny
in Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction
‘A global concept’ describes how scattered communities have formed new bonds of solidarity. Decolonization caused new kinds of migration to occur. Anti-Chinese sentiment in Indonesia and ...
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4. Repeal
W. J. Rorabaugh
in Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction
By the late Twenties, Americans increasingly recognized that prohibition could not work, but getting the political system to tackle the issue was hard. ‘Repeal’ explains that it would take ...
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Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
James Fulcher
The word ‘capitalism’ is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism about, and what does it mean? Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction discusses the history and development of ...
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6. Crisis? What crisis?
James Fulcher
in Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
Is capitalism in a state of crisis? Crises are in fact a normal part of the functioning of a capitalist society. ‘Crisis? What Crisis?’ looks at crises in capitalism from ‘tulipomania’ in ...
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8. Generalized anxiety disorder
Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman
in Anxiety: A Very Short Introduction
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a relatively new concept. Worry is the main characteristic of GAD, which can be a highly debilitating illness, with profound effects on a person's ...
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Happiness: A Very Short Introduction
Daniel M. Haybron
Happiness: A Very Short Introduction considers the true nature of happiness and the current thinking on the subject, from psychology to philosophy. What is happiness? Is it ...
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8. A good life
Daniel M. Haybron
in Happiness: A Very Short Introduction
What do we mean by a good life? A good life must come to an end. ‘A good life’ looks at what could be said to constitute such a life. There are two fundamental parts: whether your life is ...
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4. Measuring happiness
Daniel M. Haybron
in Happiness: A Very Short Introduction
Can happiness be measured or is it too elusive and complex to measure? ‘Measuring happiness’ looks at the issues associated with trying to measure happiness. Measures of happiness can be ...
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