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1 online resource (737 pages) |
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1. Introduction To Social Psychology -- 2. Research Methods in Social Psychology -- 3. Socialization Through the Life Course -- 4. Self and Self-Presentation -- 5. Emotions -- 6. Social Perception and Cognition -- 7. Attitudes -- 8. Symbolic Communication and Language -- 9. Social Influence and Persuasion -- 10. Altruism and Prosocial Behavior -- 11. Aggression -- 12. Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships -- 13. Understanding Groups -- 14. Group Processes -- 15. Social Structure and Personality -- 16. Deviant Behavior and Social Reaction -- 17. Collective Behavior and Social Movements |
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1. Introduction To Social Psychology -- Introduction -- What Is Social Psychology? -- A Formal Definition -- Core Concerns of Social Psychology -- Sociology, Psychology, or Both? -- Theoretical Perspectives in Sociological Social Psychology -- Symbolic Interactionism -- Group Processes -- Social Structure and Personality -- Cognitive Perspectives -- Evolutionary Theory -- Conclusion -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: An Introduction to Critical Thinking -- 2. Research Methods in Social Psychology -- Introduction -- Questions about Research Methods -- Characteristics of Empirical Research -- Objectives of Research -- Research Hypotheses -- Validity of Findings -- Research Methods -- Surveys -- Field Studies and Naturalistic Observation -- Archival Research and Content Analysis -- Experiments -- Comparison of Research Methods -- Meta-Analysis -- Research in Diverse Populations -- Ethical Issues in Social Psychological Research -- Potential Sources of Harm -- Institutional Safeguards -- Potential Benefits -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Understanding the Importance of Sampling -- 3. Socialization Through the Life Course -- Introduction -- Perspectives on Socialization -- The Developmental Perspective -- The Social Learning Perspective -- The Interpretive Perspective -- The Impact of Social Structure -- Agents of Childhood Socialization -- Family -- Peers -- School -- Mass Media -- Processes of Socialization -- Instrumental Conditioning -- Observational Learning -- Internalization -- Outcomes of Socialization -- Gender Role -- Linguistic and Cognitive Competence -- Moral Development -- Work Orientations -- The Life Course -- Components of the Life Course -- Influences on Life Course Progression -- Historical Variations -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Understanding the Difference Between Truth and Validity -- 4. Self and Self-Presentation -- Introduction -- The Nature and Genesis of Self -- The Self as Source and Object of Action -- Self-Differentiation -- Role Taking -- The Social Origins of Self -- Identities: The Self We Know -- Role Identities -- Social Identities -- Research on Self-Concept Formation -- The Situated Self -- Identities: The Self We Enact -- Identities and Behavior -- Choosing an Identity to Enact -- Identities as Sources of Consistency -- Self-Awareness and Self-Discrepancies -- Self-Esteem -- Assessment of Self-Esteem -- Sources of Self-Esteem -- Self-Esteem and Behavior -- Protecting Self-Esteem -- Self-Presentation -- Self-Presentation in Everyday Life -- Definition of the Situation -- Self-Disclosure -- Tactical Impression Management -- Managing Appearances -- Ingratiation -- Aligning Actions -- Altercasting -- Impression Management Online -- Detecting Deceptive Impression Management -- Ulterior Motives -- Nonverbal Cues of Deception -- Ineffective Self-Presentation and Spoiled Identities -- Embarrassment and Saving Face -- Cooling-Out and Identity Degradation -- Stigma -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Defending Against Everyday Persuasive Techniques -- 5. Emotions -- Introduction -- Defining Emotions -- Classical Ideas about the Origins of Emotion -- Universal Emotions and Facial Expressions -- Facial Expressions of Emotions -- Cultural Differences in Basic Emotions and Emotional Display -- Emotional Display -- The Social Psychology of Emotions -- Cognitive Labeling Theory -- Emotion Work -- Social Emotions -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Effortful Consideration of Ideas -- 6. Social Perception and Cognition -- Introduction -- Schemas -- Types of Schemas -- Schematic Processing -- Person Schemas and Group Stereotypes -- Person Schemas -- Group Stereotypes -- Impression Formation -- Trait Centrality -- First Impressions -- Impressions as Self-Fulfilling Prophecies -- Heuristics -- Attribution Theory -- Dispositional versus Situational Attributions -- Inferring Dispositions from Acts -- Covariation Model of Attribution -- Bias and Error in Attribution -- Overattribution to Dispositions -- Focus-of-Attention Bias -- Actor-Observer Difference -- Motivational Biases -- Attributions for Success and Failure -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Understanding Stereotyping |
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7. Attitudes -- Introduction -- The Nature of Attitudes -- The Components of an Attitude -- Attitude Formation -- The Functions of Attitudes -- Attitude Organization -- Attitude Structure -- Cognitive Consistency -- Balance Theory -- Theory of Cognitive Dissonance -- The Relationship Between Attitudes and Behavior -- Do Attitudes Predict Behavior? -- Accessibility and Activation of the Attitude -- Characteristics of the Attitude -- Attitude-Behavior Correspondence -- Situational Constraints -- Reference Groups -- The Reasoned Action Model -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Analyzing Attitudes -- 8. Symbolic Communication and Language -- Introduction -- Language and Verbal Communication -- Linguistic Communication -- The Encoder-Decoder Model -- The Intentionalist Model -- The Perspective-Taking Model -- Nonverbal Communication -- Types of Nonverbal Communication -- Computer-Mediated Communication -- What's in a Face? -- Combining Nonverbal and Verbal Communication -- Social Structure and Communications -- Gender and Communication -- Social Stratification and Speech Style -- Communicating Status and Intimacy -- Normative Distances for Interaction -- Normative Distances -- Conversational Analysis -- Initiating Conversations -- Regulating Turn Taking -- Feedback and Coordination -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Understanding the Importance of Clear Communication -- 9. Social Influence and Persuasion -- Introduction -- Forms of Social Influence -- Attitude Change via Persuasion -- Communication-Persuasion Paradigm -- The Source -- The Message -- The Target -- Compliance with Threats and Promises -- Effectiveness of Threats and Promises -- Obedience to Authority -- Experimental Study of Obedience -- Factors Affecting Obedience to Authority -- Resisting Influence and Persuasion -- Inoculation -- Forewarning -- Reactance -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Evaluating Persuasive Messages -- 10. Altruism and Prosocial Behavior -- Introduction -- Motivation to Help -- Egoism -- Altruism and Empathetic Concern -- Evolutionary Perspectives -- Characteristics of the Needy that Foster Helping -- Acquaintanceship and Liking -- Similarity -- Deservingness -- Normative Factors in Helping -- Norms of Responsibility and Reciprocity -- Personal Norms -- Gender Norms -- Situational Influences -- Modeling -- Mood -- Costs -- Bystander Intervention in Emergency Situations -- The Decision to Intervene -- The Bystander Effect -- Seeking and Receiving Help -- Other Forms of Prosocial Behavior -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Creative Thinking -- 11. Aggression -- Introduction -- What Is Aggression? -- Aggression and the Motivation to Harm -- Aggression as Instinct -- Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis -- Aversive Emotional Arousal -- Social Learning and Aggression -- Characteristics of Targets that Influence Aggression -- Gender and Race -- Attribution of Intention -- Retaliatory Capacity -- Situational Impacts on Aggression -- Potential Rewards -- Modeling -- Norms -- Stress -- Aggressive Cues -- Reducing Aggressive Behavior -- Reducing Frustration -- Punishment -- Nonaggressive Models -- Catharsis -- Aggression in Society -- Sexual Assault -- Pornography and Violence -- Media Violence and Aggression -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Applying Scientific Research to Policy Decisions -- 12. Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships -- Introduction -- Who Is Available? -- Routine Activities -- Proximity -- Familiarity -- Who Is Desirable? -- Social Norms -- Physical Attractiveness -- Exchange Processes -- The Determinants of Liking -- Similarity -- Shared Activities -- Reciprocal Liking -- The Growth of Relationships -- Self-Disclosure -- Trust -- Interdependence -- Love and Loving -- Liking versus Loving -- Passionate Love -- The Romantic Love Ideal -- Love as a Story -- Breaking Up -- Progress? Chaos? -- Unequal Outcomes and Instability -- Differential Commitment and Dissolution -- Responses to Dissatisfaction -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: (Relationship) Decision Making and Problem Solving |
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13. Understanding Groups -- Introduction -- What Is a Group? -- Group Cohesion -- The Nature of Group Cohesion -- Sources and Consequences of Cohesion -- Group Goals -- Group Goals and Individual Goals -- Group Norms -- Functions of Norms -- Conformity and Influence -- Increasing Conformity -- Intergroup Conflict -- Effects of Intergroup Conflict on Within Group Processes -- Sources of Intergroup Conflict -- Realistic Group Conflict -- Social Identity -- Aversive Events -- Persistence of Intergroup Conflict -- Out-Group Homogeneity -- Group Stereotypes and Images -- Ultimate Attribution Error -- Biased Evaluation of Group Preferences -- Resolving Intergroup Conflict -- Superordinate Goals -- Intergroup Contact -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Promoting Higher Order Cognitive Skills -- 14. Group Processes -- Introduction -- The Systematic Study of Groups -- Status and Expectations -- Status Characteristics -- Status Generalization -- Overcoming Status Generalization -- Status Construction and Status Value -- Group Decision Making -- Groupthink -- Risky Shift, Cautious Shift, and Group Polarization -- Social Exchange -- Power and Dependence -- Commitment and Trust -- Forms of Exchange -- Contemporary Exchange Theories -- Equity and Justice -- Distributive Justice Principles -- Responses to Inequity -- Procedural Justice -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Understanding Theory as a Bridge -- 15. Social Structure and Personality -- Introduction -- Status Attainment -- Occupational Status -- Intergenerational Mobility -- Individual Values -- Occupational Role -- Education -- Social Influences on Health -- Physical Health -- Mental Health -- Alienation -- Self-Estrangement -- Powerlessness -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Thinking as Hypothesis Testing -- 16. Deviant Behavior and Social Reaction -- Introduction -- The Violation of Norms -- Norms -- Anomie Theory -- Control Theory -- Differential Association Theory -- Routine Activities Perspective -- Reactions to Norm Violations -- Reactions to Rule Breaking -- Determinants of the Reaction -- Consequences of Labeling -- Labeling and Secondary Deviance -- Societal Reaction -- Secondary Deviance -- Formal Social Controls -- Formal Labeling and the Creation of Deviance -- Long-Term Effects of Formal Labeling -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Applying Stigmatizing Labels Critically -- 17. Collective Behavior and Social Movements -- Introduction -- Collective Behavior -- Crowds -- Gatherings -- Underlying Causes of Collective Behavior -- Precipitating Incidents -- Empirical Studies of Riots -- Social Movements -- Preconditions -- Ideology and Framing -- Recruitment -- Mobilization -- Conservative Movements in the United States -- Summary -- List of Key Terms and Concepts -- Critical Thinking Skill: Understanding the Difference Between Anecdotal and Scientific Evidence |
| Summary |
This comprehensive introduction to social psychology explores self, attitudes, socialization, communication, interpersonal attraction and relationships, and personality and social structure |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social psychology.
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social psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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Social psychology
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Socialpsykologi.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Myers, Daniel J., author.
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Collett, Jessica L., author.
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| ISBN |
9780813349510 |
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0813349516 |
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9780429961649 |
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0429961642 |
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9780429493096 |
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0429493096 |
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1785395300 |
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9781785395307 |
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