Social Psychology

Indeks : p. 653 - 687 ; p. 567 - 650 ; The authors, want to preserve the character of the book and at the same time keep it up-to-date, incorporating contemporary work in the discipline and phenomena of current social interest. This book builds on the strengths of previous editions. The book covers the full range of phenomena of interest to social psychologists. It provides strong coverage of social interaction and group processes and of larger-scale phenomena, such as intergroup conflict and social movements. This book, always to describes contemporary social psychology and to present the theoretical concepts and research findings that make up this broad and fascinating field. Drawn on work by a wide array of social psychologists, including those with sociological and psychological perspective. It emphasizes the impact of social interaction, group membership, and social structure on the social behavior of individuals, but it also covers the intrapsychic processes of cognition, attribution, and learning that underlie social behavior. Throughout the book they have used the results of empirical research ? surveys, experiments, observational and qualitatives studies, and meta-analyses- to illustrate these processes. the results of empirical research ? surveys, experiments, observational and qualitatives studies, and meta-analyses- to illustrate these processes.