The SAGE Handbook of Social Psychology; Concise Student Edition

by Michael A Hogg

• ISBN13: 9781412945356
• ISBN10: 1412945356
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-13
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

'œThis Volume is everything one would want from a handbook' -CHOICE Magazine'œThe Handbook is a tour de force survey of current Social Psychology'¦ it makes an excellent resource for personal use by researchers, graduate students and perhaps advanced undergraduates who are seeking an in-depth background treatment of major topics.' -Professor Richard C. Sherman, Miami University'œThe Handbook maps on to my current curricula perfectly. I've been searching for a text that is comprehensive, yet reader-friendly, and this text does a terrific job in both of these regards.' -Professor John R. Chambers, University of FloridaThe SAGE Handbook of Social Psychology has, since its publication in 2003, lived up to its intentions of being a definitive resource for advanced students and researchers in social psychology as well as those in cognate disciplines throughout the world. Authored by leading scholars in the field, it is both comprehensive in scope, authoritative and scholarly.In response to market demand, The SAGE Handbook of Social Psychology: Concise Student Edition represents a slimmer, more course-focused and student-friendly volume than the original Handbook. The editors and authors have also updated all references, provided chapter introductions and summaries and a new Preface outlining the benefits of using the Handbook as an upper level teaching resource. It will prove indispensable reading for all upper level and graduate students studying social psychology. 

Table of Contents

History and Nature of Social Psychology

A Century of Social Psychology

Individuals, Ideas and Investigations

Questions and Comparisons

Methods of Research in Social Psychology

Individual Processes

Social Inference and Social Memory

The Interplay between Systems

Stereotyping and Impression Formation

How Categorical Thinking Shapes Person Perception

Portraits of the Self

Attitudes

Foundations, Functions and Consequences

Affect and Emotion

Attribution and Person Perception

Interpersonal Processes

Attitude Change

Interpersonal Attraction and Intimate Relationships

Altruism and Helping Behavior

Human Aggression

A Social-Cognitive View

Processes Within Groups

Social Performance

Social-Influence Processes of Control and Change

Conformity, Obedience to Authority, and Innovation

Intergroup Processes and Society

Intergroup Behaviour and Social Identity

The Social Psychology of Cultural Diversity

Social Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination

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