How does socializing and "hanging out" with friends play a key role in our lives? This book explores the world of socialization as it occurs in the United States as well as other cultures.
Socialization and enjoying downtime with friends is an activity we regularly participate in but often take for granted. "Hanging out" may be something most people don't ponder, but socializing across our lifetimes is a key part of the human experience, and it plays an important role in our lives at the individual level as well as in social interactions within larger numbers of people: groups of friends, communities, entire countries or cultures, and even global society. 
A new title in Greenwood's The Psychology of Everyday Life series, Hanging Out: The Psychology of Socializing applies theories and concepts from psychology and sociology to explain the functions, benefits, harms, and consequences of how we spend our free time. Readers will learn about the many forms of socializing, discover why socializing is so important, and understand the positive and negative effects of socializing.
The information―presented in a straightforward manner that is easily understandable to high school students and general readers―is drawn from classical theory as well as contemporary, cutting-edge empirical studies, affording readers a well-rounded understanding of socializing based on theoretical and empirical evidence. The book explores topics such as the physical and psychological benefits of socializing, the "dark side" of socializing, how the established "protocols" of socialization differ across cultures, and the differing viewpoints surrounding current controversies with respect to socializing.
 • Examines the ways people socialize at various stages of life, what we give and get as we socialize, and how people socialize across race and gender lines
• Explains the findings of classical and current research regarding socialization without using complex terminology
• Enables readers to gain a better understanding of the importance of socializing and how it influences our everyday lives
• Includes scenarios related to socializing that enable readers to contextualize scientific data and apply this information to real-world experiences

Hanging Out: The Psychology of Socializing (The Psychology of Everyday Life)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Hill, Valerie

Allen, Tennille Nicole

Psychology & Counseling

Greenwood

This book provides an accessible introduction to food inequality in the United States, offering readers a broad survey of the most important topics and issues and exploring how economics, culture, and public policy have shaped our current food landscape. Food inequality in the United States can take many forms. From the low-income family unable to afford enough to eat and the migrant farm worker paid below minimum wage to city dwellers stranded in an urban food desert, disparities in how we access and relate to food can have significant physical, psychological, and cultural consequences. These inequalities often have deep historical roots and a complex connection to race, socioeconomic status, gender, and geography. Part of Greenwood's Health and Medical Issues Today series, Food Inequalities is divided into three sections. Part I explores different types of food inequality and highlights current efforts to improve food access and equity in the U.S. Part II delves deep into a variety of issues and controversies related to the subject, offering thorough and balanced coverage of these hot-button topics. Part III provides a variety of useful supplemental materials, including case studies, a timeline of critical events, and a directory of resources. <ul> <li>Examines many different types of food inequality and explores how such factors as race, class, and gender can impact our access to and relationship with food</li> <li>Highlights important issues and controversies relevant to the topic, including equitable pay for food workers and the limitations of such welfare programs as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) and government-subsidized school lunches</li> <li>Offers illuminating case studies that use engaging real-world scenarios to highlight key ideas and debates discussed in the book</li> <li>Provides readers with a curated Directory of Resources to guide their search for additional information</li> </ul>

Food Inequalities (Health and Medical Issues Today)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Greenwood Publishing Group

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