
Prejudice
Its Social Psychology
Rupert Brown(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 30. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-4051-1307-6 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition of Prejudice provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, introducing the major theoretical ideas as well as providing a critical analysis of recent developments.
* Takes a social psychological perspective, analysing individual behavior as part of a pattern of intergroup processes
* Covers the major research, including classical personality accounts, developmental approaches, socio-cognitive research focussing on categorization and stereotyping, prejudice as an intergroup phenomenon, and ways to combat prejudice
* Illustrates concepts with examples of different kinds of prejudice drawn from everyday life
* Includes a new chapter on prejudice from the victim's perspective
* Fully updated throughout, with expansion of the notions of explicit and implicit manifestations of prejudice
Reviews / Votes
"This new edition of Prejudice provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, introducing the major theoretical ideas as well as providing a critical analysis of recent developments". (Bulletin, 13 January 2011)More details
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-1307-6 (9781405113076)
Schweitzer Classification
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10/1995
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Person
Rupert Brown is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. He has taught courses on prejudice, group processes, and intergroup relations for over 25 years, and published widely in these fields. His books include Group Processes (second edition, Blackwell, 2000) and, as co-editor, the Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Intergroup Relations (Blackwell, 2001) and Social Identities (2006).
Content
Preface.
Chapter 1: The Nature of Prejudice.
Chapter 2: Prejudiced Individuals.
Chapter 3: Social Categorization and Prejudice.
Chapter 4: Stereotyping and Prejudice.
Chapter 5: The Development of Prejudice in Children.
Chapter 6: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations.
Chapter 7: Prejudice Old and New.
Chapter 8: Prejudice from the recipients' point of view.
Chapter 9: Reducing Prejudice.
References.