Human Differences

Overviews conceptual and empirical contributions to the quest for ways of understanding and dealing with individual and group variations among people and the problems and conflicts arising from them. Physical, social, and cognitive characteristics are dealt with by means of theory and research reviews. Historical, biological and methodological foundations are considered, and physical appearance and performance and developmental factors are covered. Includes chapter summaries and a glossary. Aiken teaches at Pepperdine University and has published extensively in the area of psychological measurement. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)