Social Influence
Published in November 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
60 pages
978-1-85433-242-4 (ISBN)
Description
Following the A-level psychology syllabus, this textbook takes an interactice approach to the subject of social psychology. There are open questions, self-assessment questions and "Something to Try" activities, all designed to encourage students to discuss and review the topics covered as they work through the unit. Additionally, there are suggestions for experimental projects and essays, and this pack comes with accompanying teacher's notes. In his discussion of social influence, Argyle covers the following topics: social interaction (verbal and non-verbal communication); conformity; obedience and persuasion; leadership; crowds and collective behaviour (studying crowds, explanations of crowd behaivour, race riots, football crowds, and religroius crowds).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Illustrations
illustrations port.
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 182 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85433-242-4 (9781854332424)
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Content
Social interaction: verbal and non-verbal communication; conformity; obedience and persuasion; leadership; crowds and collective behaviour: studying crowds, explanations of crowd behaivour, race riots, football crowds, and religroius crowds.