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ISBN:
Category : Social psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Current Issues in European Social Psychology
Author: Current Issues in European Social Psychology
Author: Willem DoiseChanging European Identities
Author: Glynis Marie BreakwellPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780750630085
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The political structure of Europe has changed and continues to do so. The changing allegiances of the popluations of Europe pose problems and challenges for social psychological theory. Changing European Identities explores these issues using social identity theory and alternative models such as alienation theory and representational identity theory. It provides a highly topical and relevant context for exploring the validity and limits of current theories. Providing a valuable new perspective on people's reactions to change in Europe, it will be useful for advanced scholars in psychology and other social and political sciences.
Contemporary Social Psychological Theories
Author: Peter J. BurkePublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503605620
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
This text, first published in 2006, presents the most important and influential social psychological theories and research programs in contemporary sociology. Original chapters by the scholars who initiated and developed these theoretical perspectives provide full descriptions of each theory and its background, development, and future. This second edition has been revised and updated to reflect developments within each theory, and in the field of social psychology more broadly. The opening chapters of Contemporary Social Psychological Theories cover general approaches, organized around fundamental principles and issues: symbolic interaction, social exchange, and distributive justice. Following chapters focus on specific research programs and theories, examining identity, affect, comparison processes, power and dependence, status construction, and legitimacy. A new, original piece examines the state and trajectory of social network theory. A mainstay in teaching social psychology, this revised and updated edition offers a valuable survey of the field.
The Social Cure
Author: Jolanda JettenPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1136698264
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
A growing body of research shows that social networks and identities have a profound impact on mental and physical health. With such mounting evidence of the importance of social relationships in protecting health, the challenge we face is explaining why this should be the case. What is it that social groups offer that appears to be just as beneficial as a daily dose of vitamin C or regular exercise? This edited book brings together the latest research on how group memberships, and the social identities associated with them, determine people’s health and well-being. The volume provides a variety of perspectives from clinical, social, organisational and applied fields that offer theoretical and empirical insights into these processes and their consequences. The contributions present a rich and novel analysis of core theoretical issues relating to the ways in which social identities, and factors associated with them (such as social support and a sense of community), can bolster individuals’ sense of self and contribute to physical and mental health. In this way it is shown how social identities constitute a ‘social cure’, capable of promoting adjustment, coping and well-being for individuals dealing with a range of illnesses, injuries, trauma and stressors. In addition, these theories provide a platform for practical strategies that can maintain and enhance well-being, particularly among vulnerable populations. Contributors to the book are at the forefront of these developments and the book’s strength derives from its analysis of factors that shape the health and well-being of a broad range of groups. It presents powerful insights which have important implications for health, clinical, social and organisational psychology and a range of cognate fields.
The Social Psychology of Collective Victimhood
Author: Johanna Ray VollhardtPublisher:
ISBN: 0190875194
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
This book examines the social psychological processes involved in experiences of collective victimization and oppression, as well as the consequences of these experiences for individuals and for relations within and between groups. In twenty chapters, authors explore questions such as: How are experiences of collective victimization passed down and understood? How do people cope with and make sense of these experiences? Who is included and excluded from the category of "victims," and what are the psychological consequences of such denial versus acknowledgment of collective victimization? And finally, what are the ethics of researching collective victimization, especially when these experiences are recent or politically contested?
Studies On The Self And Social Cognition
Author: M F PichevinPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814553654
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This volume presents a selection of the papers presented at the International Conference on Cognition, Social Cognition and the Question of the Self, and some original contributions by well-known scholars on these topics. Its main purpose is to present the European studies on the self from a social cognitive perspective. The first part (introduced by A Greenwald and M Jarymowicz) focuses on the sociopsychological processes linked to the self when it acts as a reference point or as a prototype in social perception. In the second part (introduced by W Doise), the authors analyze the social conditions, particularly group membership, that modify the functioning of such processes. The third part (introduced by J-M Monteil) contributes to the debate on the relationship between cognition and social cognition.
Arguing, Obeying and Defying
Author: Stephen GibsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108421334
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Presents an extensive qualitative analysis of the transcripts of Stanley Milgram's (in)famous obedience experiments.
The Oxford Handbook of Social Influence
Author: Stephen G. HarkinsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199859876
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Social Influence restores this important field to its once preeminent position within social psychology. Editors Harkins, Williams, and Burger lead a team of leading scholars as they explore a variety of topics within social influence, seamlessly incorporating a range of analyses (including intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intragroup), and examine critical theories and the role of social influence in applied settings today.
Group Process, Group Decision, Group Action 2/E
Author: Baron, RobertPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN: 0335206972
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This Open University text, part of the 'Mapping Social Psychology' series examines the processes involved when a group of people make a decision, or take action together.