Young people need to cope in a variety of settings, including school, home, peer groups and the workplace, and with a range of life problems such as examinations and parental divorce. This thoroughly revised and updated new edition of Adolescent Coping presents the latest research and applications in the field of coping. It highlights the ways in which coping can be measured and, in particular, details a widely used adolescent coping instrument.

Topics include the different ways in which girls and boys cope, coping in the family, how culture and context determine how young people cope, decisional coping, problem solving and social coping, with a particular emphasis on practice. Each topic is considered in light of past and recent research findings and each chapter includes quotations from young people. While topics such as depression, eating disorders, self-harm and grief and loss are addressed, there is a substantial focus on the positive aspects of coping, including an emphasis on resilience and the achievement of happiness. In addition to the wide-ranging research findings that are reported, many of the chapters consider implications and applications of the relevant findings with suggestions for the development of coping skills and coping skills training.

Adolescent Coping will be of interest to students of psychology, social work, sociology, education and youth and community work as well as to an audience of parents, educators and adolescents.

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Written from a public international lawyer's perspective, this short but significant book gives a broad overview of international investment law (IIL), explaining core concepts of investment protection, their evolution, and how investment tribunals have interpreted them. It examines the main features of the prevailing investment dispute settlement system and takes into account historic antecedents and possible future developments. August Reinisch facilitates easy access to the field by putting international investment law into its broader historical, political and legal context. Key features include: - a combination of academic and practical perspectives - a broad-based contextual introduction - a nuanced, integrated overview of the links and connections between different areas of international investment law. This Advanced Introduction is an indispensable guide for students of law, political science, international relations and economics. Comprehensive and accessible, it is essential reading for lawyers, scholars and policy advisors seeking to further their understanding of international investment law.

With a practical focus on persuasive writing strategies, Advanced Legal Writing: Theory and Strategies in Persuasive Writing explores three classical techniques: logos, pathos, and ethos, and provides students with a thorough introduction to the elements of rhetorical style. Unlike many other advanced legal writing texts, which tend to focus on a document-specific approach, this unique coursebook focuses on classical writing strategies that students can apply to a wide range of settings. The depth and scope of this text make it appropriate for upper-level legal writing courses.

The Third Edition has been expanded to include the use of movies and other popular culture media in chapters dealing with literary references. There have also been substantial revisions to the chapter on policy.

Features:

Thoroughly updated, the revised Third Edition offers:

Contiene metodos para aprender los puntos claves del espa?ol conrapidez y facilidad

(The fast, easy way to master the finer points of Spanish)

Unsure about conjugating irregular Spanish verbs? Using thesubjunctive? Determining the appropriate definite article? Thiscomplete, accessible guide clarifies grammatical structure andexplains vocabulary usage to help you master Spanish. Whether youneed extra help for a course, want a quick review for a test, orsimply want to brush up your language skills, this is the book tohave. In this completely revised edition of More Practical SpanishGrammar, you'll find:
* An interactive format that lets you work at your own pace
* Exercises to reinforce what you've learned
* Over 1,000 practical Spanish words and terms
* Explanations of the more intricate grammatical rules of Spanish
* Special !Atencion! sections that focus on problematic words andstructures

Le cahier d'exercices comporte : des exercices de renforcement des points de langue dans la partie "Apprenez la langue" ; des activités complémentaires de compréhension écrite et orale et d'acquisitions de notions dans les parties "Exercez-vous en situation" et "Connaissez-vous l'entreprise ?" ; les corrigés ; les transcriptions des activités orales.

Frederick Cooper's latest book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa helps students understand the historical process from which Africa's current position in the world has emerged. Bridging the divide between colonial and post-colonial history, it shows what political independence did and did not signify and how men and women, peasants and workers, religious leaders and local leaders sought to refashion the way they lived, worked, and interacted with each other.

Algae are ubiquitous; a multitude of species ranging from microscopic unicells to gigantic kelps inhabit the world's oceans, freshwater bodies, soils, rocks, and trees, and are responsible for most of the global production of organic matter by photosynthesis. They thus play a fundamental role in the world's ecosystems and a reliable and modern introduction to their kaleidoscopic diversity, systematics, and phylogeny is indispensable. In this textbook, the main groups of algae (divisions or phyla) are considered in turn. Each chapter begins with a summary of the principal characteristics of the group and interesting aspects of ecology and evolution. The final chapter is a synthesis, in which the phylogeny of the algae is discussed in relation to the evolution of other living organisms, primarily on the basis of evidence from recent molecular studies. This book is the completely revised and updated edition of a highly acclaimed German work, which was heralded for its clarity as well as its breadth and depth of information. This new edition takes into account recent reevaluations in algal systematics and phylogeny provided by the powerful techniques of molecular genetics and electron microscopy, as well as more traditional life history studies. The book will be appropriate as an undergraduate text and as a reference for professionals in the field.

ALTER ego 1 workbook serves as a complement to the student's book and is based on the same structure.It reinforces students' skills through a wide range of activities on: - vocabulary, - grammar, - communication skills, - written comprehension ans expression.The students can carry out the activities in the classroom or on their own.The portfolio at the end of the workbook is designed to help students reflect on and improve their language learning.ALTER ego 1 also includes: - a student's book with a CD, - a teacher's book, - three class audio CDs, - one video DVD.

Méthode de français pour grands adolescents et adultes

Alter Ego 3 s'adresse �? des apprenants ayant acquis un niveau A2.
Il vise l'acquisition des compétences décrites dans le niveau B1 du Cadre européen commun de référence (CECR) et permet de se présenter au nouveau DELF B1.

Les 9 dossiers d'Alter Ego 3 s'articulent autour de deux grands axes:
La vie au quotidien et Points de vue. L'apprenant va pouvoir ainsi développer des compétences pour:
- interargir dans des situations courantes de la vie quotidienne;
- comprendre et exprimer des points de vue sur des thèmes variés.

Les activités langagières proposées s'inscrivent dans une perspective actionnelle qui trouve son aboutissement dans la pédagogie du projet en fin de dossier.

En fin d'ouvrage, un un abécédaire culturel facilite le décodage des implicites socioculturels des documents proposés.

Matériel pour le niveau 3:
- Un livre élève.
- Un cahier d'activités comprenant un portfolio pour l'élève.
- Un guide pédagogique comprenant des tests.
- 2 CD audio pour la classe.