An engaging, comprehensive and colourful introduction, Social Psychology is now fully revised and updated in its 4th edition. It remains accessible, involving and clearly structured, exploring key aspects of social psychology. Through its many features and lively approach, Social Psychology will inform and challenge students everywhere and will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in the field. Social Psychology effectively consolidates European and North American perspectives to provide coverage with a unique global flavour.
Contents
1. Introducing Social Psychology
2. Social Cognition and Social Thinking
3. Attribution and Social Knowledge
4. Self and Identity
5. Attitudes
6. Persuasion and Attitude Change
7. Social Influence
8. People in Groups
9. Leadership and Decision Making
10. Prejudice and Discrimination
11. Intergroup Behaviour
12. Aggression
13. Affiliation, Attraction and Love
14. Prosocial Behaviour
15. Language and Communication
16. Culture
Features
* Written for the educational and cultural context of British and European students. * Full coverage of `European' topics such as inter-group relations, social identity, social representations, and levels of explanation. * Full coverage of traditional topics such as social cognition, attitudes, influence, leadership and decision making, interpersonal relationships, and aggression. * Stand-alone chapters on culture, language and communication, self and identity. * Applied fields of health, organizations, and gender are integrated into the body of the text. * Attention to the historical context and background of social psychology's theories and research.
Social Psychology 4th edition is a superb introductory text, now fully revised and updated. It remains very accessible, written to engage and involve. It is clearly structured and comprehensive, exploring key aspects of social psychology. Through its many features and lively approach, Social Psychology will inform and challenge students everywhere.
Social Psychology consolidates European and North American perspectives effectively to provide coverage with a unique global flavour.
NEW FEATURES:
§ Increased coverage of social identity, affect, groups, deviance, ideology, and implicit attitudes reflects current issues and developments.
§ New student friendly features, including theory and concepts boxes, research highlights, real world examples, and applied contexts highlight key information throughout.
§ Inclusion of colour photographs and illustrations clarifies subject matter and supports understanding of every topic.
CLASSIC FEATURES
§ Coverage of inter-group relations, social identity, social representations and levels of explanation presented within a European context.
§ Full consideration of traditional topics such as social cognition, attitudes, influence, leadership and decision making, interpersonal relationships and aggression.
§ Stand-alone chapters on culture, self and identity, and language and communication.
§ Applied fields of health, organizations, and gender are integrated throughout.
§ Addresses the historical context and background of social psychology¿s theories and research.
§ Real world examples are used throughout to promote debate and further
exploration of the subject.
§ Students and Lecturers will find a range of targeted resources on our Companion Website such as self-test questions for each chapter, a password-protected Instructor's Manual and testbank files. To access these materials, visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/hogg
THE AUTHORS
Michael Hogg is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Queensland, and Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has previously lectured at Bristol University, Princeton University, and the University of Melbourne, and has been a British Academy Visiting Professor at Birmingham University.
Graham Vaughan is Professor of Psychology at the University of Auckland. He has previously held posts at Bristol University, Cambridge University, the Maison des Sciences de l¿Homme in Paris, the University of Illinois, Princeton University, and the National University of Singapore.
