Examines the history, tactics, and effectiveness of various grassroots and national-level environmental groups, as well as the state of the environment and the economic costs of protecting it.
Explains how peer pressure can have a positive impact on society, providing examples of movements that have resulted from peer pressure, and demonstrating how this means of influencing people can be harnessed to accomplish goals.
Presents an analysis of the psychology of mass movements, whether religious, social, or nationalist, identifying the traits they have in common, and looking at the types of people who participate in such movements.
Presents an overview of cliques and explains how to deal with them, covering their formation, their negative aspects, and their relationship to friendship; also includes a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of related organizations.
Explains the role teachers play in small-group instruction and offers practical strategies to help teachers structure better small-group activities in the classroom.
Presents a discussion of what it means to be part of a community, covering topics such as families, school, friends and neighbors, communication, religion, and mutual understanding.
Caleb Dunne, the quintessential slacker, is pressured by his girlfriend to join a high school club based on The Rule of Won, which promises to fulfill members' every "crave," but when nonbelievers start being ostracized and even hurt, Caleb must act.
