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Introduction to Human Sexuality
Emerson Wolfe and Ericka Goerling · Portland Community College
This text is an introductory human sexuality textbook that was created to offer updated, inclusive, and affordable content on human sexuality. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers personal topics like sexology and gender, while the second addresses professional topics like sexual health and dysfunctions. The authors aim to provide an intersectional and dynamic resource for students across various fields and encourage feedback for continual improvement.
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SOC 106 Race and Ethnicity
April Brenner · Southwestern College
With an eye on social justice and intersectionality, this text provides a sociological analysis of the history, demographics, and contemporary experiences of the following race-ethnic groups: African Americans, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Euro Americans, Latinx, Native Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, and immigrants.
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Trauma Informed Education
Govind Krishnamoorthy, Kay Ayre, and Dayna Schimke · University of Southern Queensland
Drs. Kay Ayre and Govind Krishnamoorthy, speak with interdisciplinary experts from education and mental health about trauma informed education and practical strategies to support students.
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Introductory Psychology
OpenStax · LibreTexts
Psychology is designed for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. For many students, this may be their only college-level psychology course. As such, this textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of psychology and understand how those concepts apply to their lives. The text has been developed to meet the scope and sequence of most general psychology courses.
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COMS 246: Interpersonal Communication
Victoria Leonard & Tammera Stokes Rice · College of the Canyons
This Interpersonal Communication text has a primary focus of what is called dyadic communication, or what we would call relational communication. Topics covered include an introduction to interpersonal communication, self-concept, emotions, listening, communication skills, and conflict. Then, we will examine specific interpersonal relationships so that you can learn how to improve these relationships.
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Introduction to Psychology
Michelle Pilati · Foothill College
In the contents: 01: The Science of Psychology · 1.01: Psychology as a Science · 1.06: Psychological Science (Summary)
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Introduction to Community Organizing
Cynthia Kaufman and Angélica Esquivel Moreno · De Anza College
Introduction to Community Organizing contains all of the materials you need to teach a class that gets students started on their pathways to becoming community organizers. The book helps students develop the skills, knowledge, and abilities to make a difference in their communities. The three themes run throughout the book are: Leadership Development, Organizing Skills Development, and Social Movement History.
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Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions
Ramanathan, V.; Aines, R.; Auffhammer, M.; Barth, M.; Cole, J.; Forman, F., et al. · University of California
In the contents: 7.01: Science and Religion- A New Alliance Needed · 08: Communicating Climate Change Science
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Educational Learning Theories
Molly Zhou & David Brown · Dalton State University
This open textbook was the result of a remix of pre-existing open materials collected and reviewed by Molly Zhou and David Brown. Learning theories covered include the theories of Piaget, Bandura, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Dewey, Bronfenbrenner, Eriksen, Gardner, Bloom, and Maslow.
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Geology
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 01: Science of Geology · 1.01: Why It Matters- Science of Geology · 1.03: Reading- The Science of Geology
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FS 101 Career Development and Decision-making Open Educational Resource (OER)
Elfi Hoskins and Heather Burns · HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
This textbook is an integral part of Foundational Studies 101 Career Development and Decision-making, a three credit course at Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. This course explores the process of career and decision-making. Course content covers career planning, World-of-Work exploration, self-awareness, occupational research, and goal setting.
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TED-1110-DL01: Professional Behaviors and Dispositions in an Educational Setting
Dr. Ashanti Bryant Foster · Prince George's Community College
This course focuses on professional dispositions and behaviors required to be successful in the field of early childhood education. Students will be introduced to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) code of ethics, the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards for professionalism, and other needed professional behaviors. Students will be required to demonstrate these behaviors in simulated and real-life situations.
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Mass Communication, Media, and Culture
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
According to the author, the world did not need another introductory text in mass communication. But the world did need another kind of introductory text in mass communication, and that is how Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication was birthed.
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PSYCH 26: Culture and Community Psychology
Kimberly R. King · Laney College
Welcome to Culture and Community Psychology. This textbook is about culture influences on human behavior and mental processes, including the examination of the diversity on human thought, feelings, and behavior, and the underlying reasons for such diversity. The text takes an interdisciplinary social science approach to understanding culture, with an emphasis on psychology. Culture is viewed broadly, including ethnicity and race, economic class, gender, sexual orientation and religion.
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach [Remixed]
Priscilla Sandoval · Chabot College
This text is a remix of "Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach." It is an introductory level text with an intersectional focus for lower-division race and ethnicity courses.
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Introduction to Psychology
Michelle Pilati · Foothill College
In the contents: 01: The Science of Psychology · 1.01: Psychology as a Science · 1.06: Psychological Science (Summary)
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EXPLORATIONS: An Invitation to Biological Anthropology (Scheib)
LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.01: The Science of Who We Are and Where We Come From
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The Psychology of Women - An Inclusive Approach
Rochelle Burnaford · Diablo Valley College
This is an introduction to the psychology of women and gender, written for community college students. The book moves from the categories of sex and gender themselves outward to the institutions that benefit from them, and to the consequences of a binary sex and gender system. Trans and nonbinary experience is analyzed inside every chapter. And race, class, and sexuality are pulled through each topic as part of the analysis to highlight intersectionality.
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Friendly Introduction to Mathematical Logic
Christopher Leary & Lars Kristiansen · SUNY Geneseo & University of Oslo
At the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and philosophy, mathematical logic examines the power and limitations of formal mathematical thinking. In this expansion of Leary’s user-friendly 1st edition, readers with no previous study in the field are introduced to the basics of model theory, proof theory, and computability theory. The text is designed to be used either in an upper division undergraduate classroom, or for self study.
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Biological Psychology (MPC)
Adrianne Kotecki · Monterey Peninsula College
In the contents: 02: Research Methods and Ethical Considerations of Biological Psychology and Neuroscience · 14.04: Social Neuroscience