Social Psychology (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Hardcover

Michener, H. Andrew; DeLamater, John D.; Myers, Daniel J.

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9780534583217: Social Psychology (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)

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ISBN 10: 0534583210 ISBN 13: 9780534583217

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2003

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This social psychology text, written by a trio of well-known sociologists, covers such topics as socialization, self, attitudes, communication, social influence, interpersonal attraction and relationships, behavior in small groups, life course, and personality and social structure. As students move through the text, they will explore answers to a wide variety of questions, such as: What decides who someone will fall in love with? Where do aggressive, violent, and criminal behaviors come from? Why are some people more charitable than others? Why do some people obey authority and conform while others always have to buck the trend? Why are some people lazier when they work in groups? What is the source of people's stereotypes and prejudices? How can we overcome them? What causes conflict between groups? And finally, what makes us become who we are?

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H. Andrew Michener received a B.A. in sociology and economics from Yale University and a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Michigan. He served for many years as Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin--Madison, and he has published numerous experimental studies of n-person games, group decision-making, coalition formation, bilateral negotiation, and interpersonal influence. He serves currently as Managing Director of Vantage Analytics, where he is engaged in the formulation and testing of trading systems for the equities and derivatives markets. Dr. Michener is a member of the American Sociological Association, the American Statistical Association, and the Society of Experimental Social Psychology.

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