| Description |
xiii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Toward freedom: reactance theory revisited / Derek Chadee -- Inconsistency in cognition: cognitive dissonance / Paul R. Nail and Kurt A. Boniecki -- Attribution theories: how people make sense of behavior / Bertram F. Malle -- The elaboration likelihood model of persuasion: thoughtful and non-thoughtful social influence / Benjamin C. Wagner and Richard E. Petty -- Social comparison: motives, standards, and mechanisms / Katja Corcoran, Jan Crusius, and Thomas Mussweiler -- Relative deprivation: understanding the dynamics of discontent / Jenny Carrillo ... [et al.] -- Evaluating fairness: critical assessment of equity theory / Denise M. Polk -- Interdependence in social interaction / Ann C. Rumble -- Self-categorization and social identification: making sense of us and them / Katharina Schmid, Miles Hewstone and Ananthi Al Ramiah -- Social categorization theories: from culture to cognition / Richard J. Crisp and Angela T. Maitner -- Symbolic interactionism: from Gestalt to cybernetics / Andreas Schneider -- Impression management: influencing perceptions of self / Meni Koslowsky and Shani Pindek |
| Summary |
Theories in Social Psychology is an edited volume that identifies and discusses in-depth the important theoretical perspectives and theories that underlie the discipline of social psychology. The book brings together a range of distinguished scholars in the field of social psychology - including Bertram F. Malle, Paul R. Nail, Richard E. Petty, Thomas Mussweiler, Faye J. Crosby, Miles Hewstone, Richard J. Crisp and Mein Koslowsky Critically discusses important perspectives and theories in the discipline allowing a deeper understanding of the theoretical framework. Allows students and academics to reflect on theories and opens up future areas of enquiry |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social psychology.
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| Author |
Chadee, Derek.
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| LC no. |
2010041341 |
| ISBN |
1444331221 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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144433123X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9781444331226 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781444331233 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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