18 Psychology & Sociology
Book Collections & Textbooks
General Psychology & Sociology
- OpenStax Psychology: Designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. Includes applications, instructor resources, student resources, animations and simulations, as well as content, critical thinking, and reflection exercises. (OpenStax does require registration to access any additional Instructor resources).
- Open Textbook Library Sociology Textbooks: Titles include: The Environmental Politics and Policy of Western Public Lands; Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens; Parenting and Family Diversity Issues; Foundations of Social Work Research; Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience; Classical Sociological Theory and Foundations of American Sociology; & more.
- Pressbooks Directory: Social Work: Guidebook for Social Work Literature Reviews and Research Questions; Scientific Inquiry in Social Work; Foundations of Social Work Research; Practical Knowledge: A Beginning Guide to Social Work Practice; Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies; Human Behavior and the Social Environment I; and more.
- Instances of Cognition: textbook and set of course materials for an introductory undergraduate course in cognition; includes a course website CC BY-SA
- Open Textbook Library Psychology Textbooks: Titles include: Human Development; Abnormal Psychology – 2nd Edition; Human Behavior and the Social Environment I; The Balance of Personality; Psychology: The Science of Human Potential; Trauma-Informed School Practices: Building Expertise To Transform Schools; Statistical Thinking for the 21st Century & more.
- Introduction to Sociology 3e: “Introduction to Sociology 3e aligns to the topics and objectives of many introductory sociology courses providing foundational sociological theories and contexts, then progressing through various aspects of human and societal interactions. The new edition is focused on driving meaningful and memorable learning experiences related to critical thinking about society and culture.”
- Introduction to Psychology & Neuroscience: Uses core content from OpenStax Psychology 2e, this work combines original material and resources, and selected works from Introduction to Psychology by Cummings & Sanders, Discovery Psychology 2.0 from Noba Project, and various upper-level Psychology courses from Lumen Learning. Includes videos, key terms, review questions.
- Psychological Disorders and Treatments: Title collection of textbooks and educational materials from the Noba Project, funded by the Diener Education
- A Short Handbook for writing essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences: “A retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son, a History professor, on a new version of the writing manual he wrote and used for decades at the University of California, Davis.” Includes: Analyzing Texts, Taking Notes, Discovering a Topic, Preparing