This comprehensive and accessible textbook overviews the applications of social psychology to a wide range of problems and issues in contemporary society. With internationally respected contributors who survey the major developments in their fields, this practical guide incorporates advice, examples and reading lists. The first part of the book outlines a number of general frameworks that inform the applications of social psychology, namely language, attitudes, decision-making and survey research; Part Two focuses on major behavioural domains, including health and economic behaviour; Part Three explains the relationship between social psychology and social institutions, highlighting, for instance, the media, law and politic
The book begins with separate chapters that define the field, examine social psychological theory, review research methods, and consider the design and evaluation of interventions.
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This is an essential volume for all undergraduate and graduate students studying applied social psychology.
Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W. & Jonas, K. (2005). ... Kline, G.H., Pleasant, N.D., Whitton, S.W. & Markman, H.J. (2006). Understanding couple conflict ... In W. Stroebe & M. Hewstone (Eds.), European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 7, pp.
This is an essential volume for all undergraduate and graduate students studying applied social psychology.
intergroup comparisons but also develop diverse, culturally-based approaches to a range of social psychological issues. Chapter 1 presents a social cognition perspective on cross-cultural research and acculturation as a central concept ...
Hailed as a classic in a newly developing field -- and widely adopted for its broad coverage, clear writing, empirical base, and interdisciplinary focus --this text examines many of the ways in which social psychology has been and is being ...
Widely adopted for its broad coverage, clear writing, empirical base, and interdisciplinary focus -- this book examines many of the ways in which social psychology has been and is being...
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Likewise, an empirical-analytic social psychology has been able to develop within a social structure that has established normative goals against which its principles of technical control can be assessed. Although it is possible for ...