Databases & E-Reference Materials

A comprehensive resource discussing how people's outer physical characteristics and their inner perceptions and attitudes about their own appearance affect their lives. Topics covered include theories for understanding body image, scientific measurement of physical attributes (anthropometry), determinants of human appearance over the lifespan, the ways culture and society influence the meanings of human appearance, psychosocial effects of appearance-altering disease, and prevention and treatment of body image problems.

This two-volume reference set covers five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems.

This reference work examines the relationship between business, ethics, and society. The text provides broad coverage of corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment.

This three-volume encyclopedia offers extensive coverage in the closely related areas of chemical physics and physical chemistry. Features include definitions of the scope of each subdiscipline and an overview of the range of activities in which physical principles are applied to chemical problems.

Presented in A to Z format, the Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development consists of three volumes that address the major conceptual areas of child development: learning, behavior, and emotions.

This volume brings together key aspects of the field of cognitive behavior therapy. Topics covered include common disorders and conditions, essential components of treatment, treatment methods, applications of CBT with specific populations, and emerging problems.

The Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry is a comprehensive work, containing over 300 articles covering seven areas of computational chemistry from ab-initio computations to biological and biochemical applications. Sections include algorithms and software, biological and biochemical modeling, chemical applications, cheminformatics, and more.

Provides coverage in the fundamental theoretical aspects of the subject, including quantum mechanics, mechanics, electrodynamics, relativity, and statistical mechanics. The text also discusses applied topics, key materials systems, materials processing, and experimental techniques.

An interdisciplinary source that addresses not only law but also sociology, psychology, history and economics. The encyclopedia discusses many different kinds of crime but also looks at law enforcement, legal procedures and penalties, and the social causes and wide-ranging impact of crimes on society.

Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology covers six key cross-cultural competency areas: Legal and Ethical Issues; School Culture, Educational Policy, and Institutional Advocacy; Psychoeducational Assessment and Related Issues; Academic, Therapeutic and Consultative Intervention; Working with Interpreters; and Research.