Academic Media Solutions

Academic Media Solutions is proud to announce the publication of STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: Theory and Practice, Sixth Edition by John Parnell. This proven, student friendly textbook offers an approach to strategic management that balances theory with practice. The updated fifth edition continues to offer a detailed, yet highly readable presentation of the strategic management field. Taking a global perspective, the text addresses concepts sequentially, from external and internal analysis to strategy formulation, strategy ex*****on, and strategic control.
To help students build their analytic skills as they master course concepts, each chapter’s key concepts are aligned with 25 case analysis steps. Current real-world examples and high-interest brief cases illustrate the key role of strategic management across the dynamic world of business. The fifth edition is appropriate for a range of undergraduate and graduate courses. Dr. Parnell is a recognized authority in the strategic management field, having published more than 200 articles, cases, proceedings, books, and book chapters on strategic management and related fields.

Academic Media Solutions is proud to announce the recent publication of its newest additions to its growing list of affordable Psychology titles, CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT: A Chronological Approach, Sixth Edition and THE ESSENTIALS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT: A Chronological Approach, Sixth Edition by
Clegg-Kraynok/Seifert/Hoffnung. These chronologically organized texts incorporate a solid research base, strong multicultural focus, applications to the lives of real children, and an accessible presentation. Both titles illustrate the cognitive, psychosocial, and physical development of children in the context of today's society. The Sixth Editions includes increased coverage of the role of adults in the lives of children with expanded discussions of the applied and practical implications of developmental research for parenting, teaching, nursing, etc.

Academic Media Solutions is proud to announce the release of its latest affordable textbook, ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHOLOGY, Fourth Edition by Bordens/Gerow/Gerow. This brief, yet balanced textbook embraces the latest perspectives on traditional concepts and current theories to provide students with insight into human behavior. Along with student-friendly pedagogy, the authors have minimized complex explanations and illustrations to maximize straightforward understanding and application.

Academic Media Solutions is proud to announce the publication of the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: Your Voice, Your Future, Sixth Edition by Matthew Kerbel. The new edition incorporates coverage of the 2016 election and recent events while providing students with a comparative perspective on American government. Kerbel speaks to and with students about the citizenship choices available to them while presenting American government in terms they can relate to and appreciate. Students are invited to explore how theory is connected to practice, whether their ideas about government are rooted in opinion or fact, and why political actors act the way they do.

Academic Media Solutions is proud to announce the release of the newly revised Third Edition of LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT by Clegg-Kraynok/Seifert/Hoffnung/Hoffnung. The Third Edition is a chronologically organized text that presents development from a growth perspective, focusing on continuities and change throughout the lifespan. By illustrating the connections and relationships among all stages, the Lifespan Development allows students to discover that human development is a lifelong process. The Third Edition offers an even stronger emphasis on the lifespan approach to development, as exemplified by four themes: Lifelong Growth, Continuity and Change, Changing Meanings and Vantage Points, and Developmental Diversity.

Academic Media Solution is very proud to announce the release of the newly revised Fifth Edition of SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY by Bordens/Horowitz. The Fifth Edition is a balanced, integrated introduction to social psychology and its many applications. The text is organized around a sociohistorical framework that links historical and cultural events to social psychological theory. This framework encourages critical thinking, stimulates awareness of intercultural differences, and enables students to understand social psychology in the context of their own lives and in world events.

►Updated Coverage of Current Issues and Scholarly Research ─ ​​The text has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent research, theories, and scholarship from across the discipline.

►Contemporary Design ─ New page layout that includes revised and updated tables, photos, illustrations, graphs, and charts.

►Wealth of Applications ​─​ In addition to the integration of real world examples and cases integrated throughout the core text this new edition includes a new applied chapter (Chapter #12) that focuses on the areas of law, health and business.

►Accessible and Relevant text that Offers a Unique Narrative ─​ A natural and relaxed writing style promotes a sense of a conversation between the authors and reader.

►Focus on Research ​─ In addition to the many citations found throughout the text that highlight applied social psychology topics that are interesting, the authors connect the theory and research of social psychology that can be used to understand the complexities of cultural, historical, and current events. Students will come away from this text with a sense that they are truly social creatures, subject to the influence of the social and physical environment.

►Accessible and relevant text ​─ A natural and relaxed writing style promotes a sense of a conversation between the authors and reader.​​

​►Meeting students where they learn and professors where they teach ​─ The narrative is presented in a modular style offering students material in digestible chunks and instructors flexibility in syllabus sequence.​

​►Student friendly pedagogy and features ​─ Each chapter provides Includes Chapter Key Questions, Chapter-Opening Vignettes, on-page key terms definitions, study breaks, comprehensive chapter reviews, and much more!​​

For more information, we invite you to check out our website: www.academicmediasolutions.com

Academic Media Solutions is proud to announce the publication of ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, Second Edition by Burke/Trost/deRoon-Cassini/Bernstein. This innovative and cutting-edge survey of abnormal psychology will connect with students and hold their attention like few other books. Its overall organization and rich pedagogical program reflect an emphasis on prevention, a focus on the developmental roots of disorders, earlier discussion of the disorders themselves, use of various causal models with a special emphasis on the diathesis-stress model, exploration and critical analysis of controversies in the field, and the connections between different disorders, causal factors, treatment methods, and outcomes. In addition, it has been updated to reflect the changes in the new DSM-5.

A wealth of case studies, a focus on diversity, and a well-integrated system of in-text learning aids bring text material to life and reinforce critical analysis and learning. This authoritative text draws from the best of new and classic scholarship, from extensive consultation with leading researchers in the field, and from the authors' many years of teaching, research, and clinical experience.