Social Beings: Core Motives in Social Psychology, 2nd Edition

by Susan T. Fiske (Princeton University )

• ISBN13: 9780470129111
• ISBN10: 0470129115
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Fiske provides psychologists with a cutting-edge approach on evolutionary and cross-cultural psychology. The book addresses research on three different levels: brain function and cognition, individual and situations, and groups and cultures. The second edition has been updated to present contemporary research in social psychology. It also discusses increasingly important issues in the field. This includes emotion science and the impact of neuroscience on social and personality psychology. Psychologists agree that the second edition captures an important movement in social psychology with the core motives approach.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Adaptive Motives for Social Situations, Via Cultures and Brains

Scientific Methods for Studying People in Interaction

Ordinary Personology: Figuring Out Why People Do What They Do

Social Cognition: Making Sense of Others

The Self: Social to The Core

Attitudes and Persuasion: Changing Hearts and Minds

Attraction: Initiating Romance, Friendship, and Other Relationships

Close Relationships: Passion, Interdependence, Commitment, and Intimacy

Helping: Prosocial Behavior

Aggression: Antisocial Behavior

Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Social Biases

Small Groups: Ongoing Interactions

Social Influence: Doing What Others Do and Say

Conclusion: Social Beings

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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