Social Psychology, 2nd Edition

by Brown, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780743253406
• ISBN10: 074325340X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-27
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

The Second Edition succeeds in showing that social psychology has a potent contribution to make to understanding human behavior. Drawing on landmark experiments, real-life cases, and his own valuable insights, Brown analyzes a wide range of subjects including obedience and rebellion, altruism, group decision processes, the psycholegal questions of eyewitness testimony, jury size and decision rule, the psychosexual question of androgyny, the sources of ethnic conflict, and much more.

Author Biography

Roger Brown was an American psychologist best known for his focus on social psychology, the relationship between language and thought, and the linguistic development of children.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	xi
Social Forces in Obedience and Rebellion	1	(46)
Part I Exchange, Equity, and Altruism
Introduction	43	(4)
Exchange and Equity	47	(42)
Altruism and Affection	89	(44)
References for Part I	125	(6)
Part II Attribution Theory
Introduction	131	(2)
The Layman as Intuitive Scientist	133	(36)
Systematic Biases in Attribution	169	(31)
References for Part II	195	(5)
Group Polarization	200	(51)
References for Chapter 6	245	(4)
Part III Some Psycholegal Issues
Introduction	249	(2)
Eyewitness Identification	251	(31)
Jury Size and Decision Rule	282	(33)
References for Part III	302	(7)
Part IV Some Issues of Sexual Liberation
Introduction	309	(6)
The Androgynous Personality	315	(29)
Sources of Erotic Orientation	344	(34)
References for Part IV	374	(4)
Impressions of Personality	378	(57)
References for Chapter 11	427	(6)
Part V Language and Communication
Introduction	433	(2)
The Origins of Language	435	(32)
Language and Thought	467	(28)
Nonverbal Communication and Speech Registers	495	(46)
References for Part V	523	(10)
Part VI Ethnic Conflict
Introduction	533	(8)
Ethnocentrism and Hostility	541	(45)
Stereotypes	586	(24)
Conflict Resolution	610	(25)
References for Part VI	627	(8)
Health and Social Behavior	635	(48)
References for Chapter 18	675	(8)
Name Index	683	(12)
Subject Index	695