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"This book examines the roots of hatred, genocide, and mass murder in psychology, history, politics, and economics, including the funding of destructive political campaigns. It provides solutions grounded in moral philosophy as well as possible legal measures"--

Metacognition refers to thinking about our own thinking. It has assumed a prominent role in social judgment because our thoughts about our thoughts can magnify, attenuate, or even reverse the impact of primary cognition. Metacognitive thoughts can also produce changes in thought, feeling, and behavior, and thus are critical for a complete understanding of human social behavior. The present volume presents the most important and advanced research areas in social psychology where the role of metacognition has been studied. Specifically, the chapters of this book are organized into four substantive content areas: Attitudes and Decision Making, Self and Identity, Experiential, and Interpersonal. Each section consists in several chapters summarizing much of the work done in recent decades on critical topics, such as attitude strength, persuasion, bias correction, self-regulation, subjective feelings, embodiment, and prejudice, among others. This book also emphasizes interpersonal aspects of metacognition as they play an essential role in close relationships, groups, consumer and clinical interactions. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field, and presents a state-of-the-art view of the many ways metacognition has been examined by social psychologists.

The network perspective and the concept of productive system -- Data characteristics and methods explanation -- Regional productive structures and production systems -- Regional productive systems and development processes.

The decline of the role of a national state after World War II, which went against the conservative idea, inseparable from the awareness of national interests and the right of citizens to control the size and composition of the population of their own country, influenced approaches to the problem of migration. The movement of migrant flows from the CIS countries to the Russian Federation fits into the objective migration process taking place in the world, which is characterized by movement from the periphery to the center. Russia continues to be the center and attracts residents of the periphery of the once unified state, its per capita GDP figures continuing to differ favorably from those recorded in the former Soviet republics. The process inevitably leads to problems of adaptation of migrants in a receiving country. The article examines the evolution of attitude towards the problem of inclusion of migrants into society of the host countries from the so-called "melting pot", meaning their complete assimilation, to transnationalism that allows people to have two or more cultural identities and be involved in multiple social contexts. The economic motivation of employers preferring to hire immigrants from the CIS countries, who are more "competitive" in comparison with domestic specialists claiming decent working conditions and pay, often prevails.

Nowadays, a multicultural perspective seems more pressing between clinicians and psychotherapists. For systemic family therapists, a cross-cultural conversation is necessary to respond well to this request. The past three decades have witnessed a rapid development of family therapy in China both clinically and academically since the late 1980s. Intending to lay a solid foundation for cross-cultural exchange between Western and Eastern therapists, this article gives a brief review on the application of family therapy in China along with cultural issues faced by Chinese psychotherapists. Some main topics are covered, such as the social background of the boom of family therapy, the cultural compatibility and the effectiveness of family therapy, the peculiarity of Chinese families, and the cultural adaptation of family therapy. Despite all the fruitful achievements, given the current Westerncentrism in the field of psychotherapy, it is still a long way to further the indigenisation of family therapy in China. From the review, it is clear that more theoretical research from a critical spirit and comparative research with an open-minded attitude is needed to further the indigenisation of family therapy in China.

Intro -- UNDERSTANDING RISK AND TRUST: A SHORT CONCEPTUAL EXAMINATION -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2: RISK AND WELFARE -- From Trust to Risk? -- Beck and The 'Risk Society' Thesis -- The Governance of Uncertainty in Welfare and Old Age -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 3: TRUST AND WELFARE -- INTRODUCTION -- NAVIGATING THE CONCEPTUAL COMPLEXITY OF TRUST -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

"Inclusive Disruption serves as a primary guide to help readers understand what financial technology is and how it has evolved to change the future financial landscape. The central ideas of fintech are explained in details, with topics ranging from distributed innovation, inclusive blockchain to decentralised inclusive technologies. The book also gathers the views of key opinion leaders and cutting-edge practitioners who are at the forefront of fintech development. Therefore, it not only presents useful insights about financial technology but also represents an invaluable source of knowledge for readers who are interested in fintech."

A deep dive into the social mind-brain, examining the processes we share with other social animals and illuminating those that are uniquely human. What Makes Us Social? is a scholarly but accessible exploration of the underlying processes that make humans the most social species on the planet. Chris and Uta Frith, pioneers in the field of cognitive neuroscience, review the many forms of social behavior that we humans share with other animals and examine the special form that only humans possess, including its dark side. These uniquely human abilities allow us to reflect on our behavior and share these reflections with other people, which in turn enables us to reason why we do things and to exert some control over our automatic behaviors. As a result, we can learn cooperatively with others and create and value cultural artifacts that survive through the generations. Going beyond how we come to know ourselves and understand the minds of others, Frith and Frith investigate how we adapt mutually to make social interactions work. This book stands out in its application of a computational framework—one that lies at the intersection of psychology and artificial intelligence—to key concepts of social cognition, such as empathy, trust, group identity, and reputation management. Ultimately, What Makes Us Social? is a profound examination of the ways we communicate, cooperate, share, and compete with other humans and how these capabilities define us as a species.