school of Behavioral and Social Sciences approved textbook list

 

LIST OF APPROVED TEXTBOOKS

**NOTE:**The University Bookstore will NOT order any course textbooks that are not on the textbook list. In cases where there are more than one textbook listed, the Instructor may choose a textbook from the list. In cases where multiple textbooks as required each course should use all textbooks listed.  Where no textbook is listed, the campus must contact the Dean, School of Behavior and Behavioral and Social Sciences , for approval of any textbook used.

The textbook list is meant for faculty use only. Students are discouraged from choosing their textbook from this are encouraged to contact their professor for the appropriate textbook for the course.

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE

 

POLS 2301. Federal and State Government

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
American Government 2012
Losco/Baker
3rd
2012
McGraw Hill
9780073526379
Required
American Government Walter Volkomer 12th 2008 Longman 9780132364553 ALT.

 

POLS 2302. State and Local Government

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Texas Government: Policy & Politics
Tannahill
10th
2010
Pearson Learning
9780205746729
Alt.
Government & Politics of Texas
Gary M. Halter
7th
2009
McGraw Hill
9780073378985
Alt.

 

POLS 3302. Political Parties and Elections

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Parties & Elections in America
Maisel/Brewer
5th
2007

Rowman & Littlefield

9780742547643
Current Required
Political parties: Campaigns & Elections
Di Cierico
1st
2000
Prentice Hall
0130400300
out of print

 

POLS 3303. Public Administration

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Public Administration in America
George Gordon
8th
2003
Wadsworth
9780534618575
-

 

POLS 3304. Western Political Thought (HIST/PHIL 3304)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Classics of Moral & Political Theory Morgan Michael 4th 2006 Hackett 978087220776 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS

Social Contract

Locke & Hume

New

1962

Oxford

9780195003093

Cross listed with PHIL/POLS

First and Second Discourses

Roussean

-

1969

St. Martins

9780312694401

Cross listed with PHIL/POLS

Leviathan

Hobbes

-

1994

Hackett

9780872201774

Cross listed with PHIL/POLS

Portable Machiavelli

Bondanella & Musa, ed.

-

1979

Viking

9780199540112

Cross listed with PHIL/POLS

Marx-Engles Reader

Marx

2nd

1978

W.W. Norton

9780393090406

Cross listed with PHIL/POLS

Republic Plato 2nd 1992 Hackett 9780872201361 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
Five Great Dialogues Plato 2nd 2002 Hackett 9780872206335 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
St. Thomas Aquinas on Politics and Ethics Paul Sigmund, ed. 2nd 2003 Norton 9780393952438 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
Republic and Laws Cicero - 2009 Oxford 9780140150926 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
Political Writings St. Augustine - 1994 Hackett 978087220108 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
The Meditations Aurelius - 1983 Hackett 9780915145799 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle 2nd 2000 Hackett 9780872204645 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
Politics Aristotle - 1988 Hackett 978072203884 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
Locke's Two Treatises on Government Locke 3rd 1985 Cambridge 9780521357302 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
Perpetual Peace and Other Essays on Politics, History, and Morale Kant - 1983 Hackett Publishing 9780915145478 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS
Political Writings Locke Mentor 2003 Hackett Publishing 9780872206762 Cross listed with PHIL/POLS

 

POLS 3307. American Constitutional Law

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Civilization & It's Discontent
Freud
2nd
2010
W.W. Norton & Company
9780393304510
Alt.
Constitutional Law & Politics Vol. 1
O'Brien
7th
2008
Norton
9780393930382
Required
Constitutional Law & Politics Vol. 2
O'Brien
7th
2008
Norton
9780393930399
Required

 

POLS 3310. United States Diplomatic History (HIST 3310)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Crucible of Power: A History of U.S. Foreign Relations to 1913 - Vol 1
Jones
2nd
2002
Rowman & Littlefield
9780742565340
Cross listed with HIST
Crucible of Power: A History of U.S. Foreign Relations - Vol. 2
Jones
2nd
2002
RowMan & Littlefield
9780742558267
Cross listed with HIST

 

POLS 3312. Comparative Politics (HIST 3312)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
An Age of Conflict
Derfler, et al.
3rd
2002
Wadsworth
9780155063587
Suggested
Comparative Politics: Domestic Responses to Global Changes
Charles Hauss
6th
2009
Thomson/Wadsworth
9780495501091
Required
Comparative Politics 09/10
Annual Editions
27th
2010
McGraw Hill
9780078127663
Required

 

POLS 3316. Topics in Political Science

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Topics in Political Science
-
-
-
-
-
-

 

POLS 3411. Research Methods and Data Analysis (PSYC/SOCI 3411)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Research Methods and Statistics: A Critical Thinking Approach
Jackson, S.L.
3rd
2009
Wadsworth/Cengage
9780495510017
Cross listed with PSYC/SOCI

 

POLS 4302. International Relations

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
An Age of Conflict
Derfler, et. al.
3rd
2002
Wadsworth
9780155063587
-
International Politics on the World Stage
Rourke, John T.
12th
2008
McGraw Hill
9780073403885
-

 

POLS 4304. The Presidency

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
American Presidency
Milkis and Nelson
5th
2007
CQ Press
9780872893368
Required
The Presidency & the Political System
Nelson
8th
2005
CQ Press
9781568028750
Required

 

POLS 4308. Congress and Legislative Processes

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Congress Reconsidered
Dodd & Oppenheimer
8th
2004
CQ Press
9781568028590
Recommended
Congress & its Members
Davidson & Oleszek
11th
2009
CQ Press
9780872899674
Required

 

POLS 4322. American Political Thought (HIST/PHIL 4322)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Freedom & Culture John Dewey - 1989 Prometheus Books 9780879755607 Recommended
Justice, Gender and the Family
Okin
reprint
1991
Basic Books
9780465037032
Recommended
Political Liberalism
Rawls
-
1996
Columbia
9780231052498
Recommended
The Federalist Papers
Hamilton, Madison, Jay
Rev.
19991
Mentor Books

9780451628817

Required
The Twilight of Common Dreams Giltin reprint 1995
Owl Book
9780805040913
Recommended
Political Thought in America Philip Abbott 4th 2010 Waveland 9781577666271 Required
Democracy In America Tocqueville 1st 2007 W.W. Norton 9780393929867 Recommended
Liberalism & Social Action John Dewey - 1999 Prometheus Books 9780879755607 Recommended

 

POLS 5302. International Relations

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW

-

-
-
-
-
-
-

 

POLS 5304. The Presidency

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

 

PSYCHOLOGY

 

PSYC 1301. General Psychology

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Exploring Psychology
Myers
8th
2010
Worth
9781429238267
-

 

PSYC 2301. Developmental Psychology

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
The Developing Person through the Lifespan
Berger
7th
2008
Worth
9780716760726
req.
Invitation to the Life Span Kathleen Stassen Berger 1st 2010 Worth 9780716754664 ALT.

 

PSYC 2305. Adolescent Development

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Adolescence: Continuity, Change & Diversity
Cobb
6h
2006
McGraw Hill
9780073194721
Out of print
Adolescence  
Santrock
13th
2010
McGraw Hill
9780073370675
Will be released Oct. 15th

 

PSYC 2306. Child Growth and Development

BOOK

AUTHOR

ED

YEAR

PUBLISHER

ISBN#

REVIEW

Annual Editions: Child Growth & Development 10/11

Junn & Boyatzis

17th

2010

McGraw Hill

9780073397535

-

A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence

Papalia, et. al

11th

2008

McGraw Hill

9780073532045

-

 

PSYC 3201. Introduction to the Profession of Psychology

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree can take you
Robert Sternberg
2nd
2006
APA
9781591477327
-

 

PSYC 3302. Motivation and Emotion

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Understanding Motivation and Emotion
J. Reeve
5th
2009
Jon Wiley & Sons
9780470392232
-

 

PSYC 3309. History and Systems of Psychology

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Introduction to the History of Psychology
B.R. Hergenhahn
6th
2009
Wadsworth
9780495506218
req.
Death, Society, and Human Experience Kastenbaum 10th 2009 Pearson 9780205610532 Alt.

 

PSYC 3310. Theories of Personality

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Personality: Classic Theories & Modern Research
Friedman & Schustack
4th
2009
Allyn & Bacon
9780205579686
-

 

PSYC 3314. Psychology and the Law (JUAD 3314)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Psychology and the Legal System
Wrightsman, Nietzel & Fortune
6th
2007
Brooks/Cole
9780534521066
Cross listed with JUAD

 

PSYC 3317. Rape: Perspectives on Sexual Assault (JUAD/SOCI 3317)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW

Rape Investigation Handbook

Turvey & Savino

1st

2004

Elsevier Academic Press

9780120728329

Cross listed with PSYC/SOCI; required

Violence Against Women: Classic Papers

Bergen, Edleson, Renzetti

1st

2005

Allyn & Bacon

9780205392636

out of print

Cross listed with PSYC/SOCI; required

 

PSYC 3318. Ethics for Behavioral and Social Sciences. (JUAD/SOCI 3318)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW

Ethics on the Job - Cases and Strategies

Pfeiffer and Forsberg

3rd

2005

Wadsworth

9780534619817

Cross listed with JUAD/SOCI; required

Codes of Ethics for the Helping Professions

-

3rd

2007

Thomson

9780495187172

Cross listed with JUAD/SOCI; required

 

PSYC 3321. Marriage and the Family (JUAD/SOCI 3321)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW

Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to Marriage & the Family

Knox & Schacht

10th

2010

Wadsworth

9780495808435

Cross listed with PSYC/SOCI; Alt.

Annual Editions: The Family 10/11

Gilbert, Lathleen

36th

2010

McGraw Hill

9780078135880

Cross listed with PSYC/SOCI

Marriages& Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society

Leamanna & Redimen

10th

2009

Wadsworth

9780495390923

Cross listed with PSYC/SOCI

 

PSYC 3325. Forensic Psychology (JUAD 3325)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW

Forensic Psychology

Wrightsman, Nietzel & Fulero

2nd

2005

Brooks/Cole

9780534632250

Cross listed with PSYC

Profiling Violent Crimes

Holmes & Holmes

3rd

2002

Sage Pub.

978076192594

Cross listed with PSYC

 

PSYC 3411. Research Methods and Data Analysis (POLS/SOCI 3411)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW

Research Methods and Statistics: A Criticasl Thinking Approach

Jackson, S. L.

3rd

2009

Wadsworth/Cengage

9780495510017

Cross listed with POLS/SOCI

Student Friendly Statistics
Thomas Sanocki
1st
2001
Prentice Hall
9780130265210
Cross listed with POLS/SOCi

 

PSYC 4308. Substance Abuse: Assessment and Treatment

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Substance Abuse: Information for School Counselors, Social Workers, & Therapists
Fisher & Harrison
4th
2009
Prentice Hall
9780205591763
-

 

PSYC 4309. Psychology of Death and Dying

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
The Last Dance - Encountering Death & Dying
DeSpelder/Strickland
8th
2009
McGraw Hill
9780073405469
-

 

PSYC 4310. Social Psychology (SOCI 4310)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Social Psychology Myers 8th 10th
2010
9780073370668
Cross listed with SOCI

 

PSYC 4311. Abnormal Psychology (JUAD 4311)

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW

Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach

Durand/Barlow

5th

2009

Wadsworth

9781111343624

Required

DSM-IV Diagnostics & Statistical Manual

APA

4th

1994

APA

0890420629

Optional

 

PSYC 4312. Psychology of Parenting

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Parent -Child Relations: An Introduction to Parenting
Bigner, Jerry
9th
2014
Pearson
9780132853347
-

 

PSYC 4313. Cognitive Psychology

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW

Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience (with Coglab 2.0 Online Booklet) (Hardcover)

E. Bruce Goldstein
2nd 2008
Wadsworth Publishers
978-0495095576
-

 

PSYC 4314. Testing and Assessment

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Psychological Testing: Principle, Applications, & Issues
Kaplan, Saccuzzo
7th
2009
Wadsworth
9780495095552
-

 

PSYC 4318. Introduction to Counseling

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Theories & Practice of Counseling & Psychotherapy
Gerald Cory
8th
2008
Thomson/Brooks/Cole
9780495102083
-

 

PSYC 4319. Human Sexuality

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Human Sexualityon a World Diverse
Rathus
8th
2010
Prentice Hall
9780205786060
-

 

PSYC 4320. Physiological Psychology

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain
Bear, Connors, paradiso
2nd
2001
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
083305964
-
Discovering Biological Psychology Freberg, L.A. 2nd 2009 Wadsworth 9780547177793 -

 

PSYC 4322. Sensation and Perception

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Sensation & Perception
Goldstein
8th
2010
Wadsworth
9780495601494
-

 

PSYC 4340. Topics in Psychology: Health Psychology

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Heath Psychology
Deborah ragin   2011 Pearson 9780131962972 Required

 

PSYC 4360. Practicum

BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
No book required for this course