This volume extends the theoretical work on Racial Identity Development to application in a variety of settings with both individuals and groups. For multiculturalists, counselors, and clinicians at all levels. "Dwight Atkinson, in his book Scientific Discourse in Sociohistorical Context, undertakes an extremely ambitious project: an attempt to integrate quantitative/linguistic, rhetorical, and historical analyses of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1675-1975 into a single, coherent account. By all criteria, Atkinson has been fully successful in this endeavor. This book provides detailed descriptions of the history of the Royal Society itself; changes in the rhetorical structure and contexts of PTRS texts; and changes in the salient linguistic characteristics of texts across historical periods. Then, in the concluding chapters, Atkinson integrates these three perspectives, providing us with the most complete account of a scientific journal to date. At the same time, Atkinson provides us with a convincing illustration of how complementary research methodologies can be synthesized to investigate the complex ways in which linguistic, rhetorical, and historical factors are intertwined in the historical evolution of scientific discourse."—Douglas Edward BiberUniversity of Northern Arizona"As an educator rather than a psychologist or psychotherapist, I found this volume to be remarkably accessible. While it is conceptually intelligent and certainly substantive, the portraits of real lives and real dilemmas accompanied by reflective critique and descriptions of practice, provide avenues for understanding human behavior and interaction that are educative to us all."—A. Lin GoodwinTeachers College Columbia University"With this book, Chalmer E. Thompson and Robert T. Carter fill a critical niche in psychological literature. A timely and comprehensive source, this anthology places racial identity theory at the center of psychological applications. This text is an essential resource for every practitioner working with multicultural populations."—Lillian Comas-Diaz, PhDEditor in Chief, Cultural Diversity and Mental Health, Executive Director, Trans