Within the Social World Essays in Social Psychology

by Chin, Jeffrey; Jacobson, Cardell K.

• ISBN13: 9780205498888
• ISBN10: 0205498884
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-27
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This anthology, edited by two sociologists, presents an overview of sociological social psychology. Within the Social World reflects two major strands within the field: symbolic interactionism, and how social structures impact the lives of individuals. In compiling this volume, the authors chose a number of classic works and commissioned original essays by contemporary scholars. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Chin is a Professor of Sociology at Le Moyne College and a Carnegie National Scholar.  He served as Editor of Teaching Sociology, and edited the ASA’s Teaching Resources Center publication Teaching Undergraduate Social Psychology (1990) and Included in Sociology: Learning Climates that Cultivate Racial and Ethnic Diversity (2002).  He has also facilitated the ASA Teaching Workshop “Teaching Social Psychology Courses”.

 

Cardell K. Jacobson is Professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University where he teaches and does research on social psychology, race and ethnic relations, and the sociology of religion. His recent publications have focused on factors associated with inter-group marriage.   

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
About the Editors	p. x
The Sociology of Social Psychology	p. 1
The Nature of Social Psychology and Its Place in the Curriculum of Sociology and the Social and Natural Sciences	p. 3
Once upon a Time in Social Psychology: A Short History	p. 15
Reconciling Conflicting Results Derived from Experimental and Survey Studies of Attitude Change	p. 36
'Biofantasy' and Beyond: Genetics, Social Psychology, and Behavior	p. 50
Toward a General Theory of Interpersonal Processes	p. 65
Experimental Social Psychology	p. 97
Fatal Attraction: Disenchantment in Intimate Relationships	p. 99
Social Norms	p. 115
Symbolic Interactionist Approaches to Social Psychology	p. 135
Symbolic Interaction: Core Concepts and Principles	p. 137
Symbolic Interactionism	p. 149
To Thine Own Self Be True? Social Structural Sources of Self, Situation, and Emotional Experience	p. 164
Modest Actions, Monumental Misunderstandings	p. 176
Socialization	p. 185
Childhood Socialization	p. 187
Changing Societies and Changing Lives	p. 202
Anybody's Son Will Do	p. 217
Social Structural Approaches to Social Psychology	p. 231
Race and Emotion Management in the Undergraduate College Classroom	p. 233
Double Consciousness: The Soul of Black Folks	p. 250
Gender Matters Most: The Interaction of Gendered Expectations, Feminist Course Content, and Pregnancy in Student Course Evaluations	p. 257
Emotion Norms, Emotion Work, and Social Order	p. 275
The Influence of Involvement in Extracurricular Activities on Perceived Popularity	p. 291
Contact in Context: Whites' Attitudes toward Interracial Marriage	p. 305
Attribution of Responsibility for Wrongdoing in Organizations: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach with Applications	p. 322
Social Structure and Psychological Well-being	p. 337
About the Contributors	p. 369
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