Social Psychology
How Other People Influence Our Thoughts and Actions [2 volumes]
Published on 12. December 2016
Book
695 pages
978-1-61069-591-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides an introduction to social psychology that covers its history, theories, and core concepts. It explains intrapersonal (how others influence our views about ourselves) and interpersonal (how we think about and act toward other people) applications of this discipline in today's society.
Human beings are social by nature. Because of this, the people around us have a profound impact on how we think about ourselves and others-from our sense of self esteem to our opinions and attitudes to our interactions in a group setting. Social Psychology: How Other People Influence Our Thoughts and Actions describes these subtle but powerful effects in our daily lives, offering a complete and balanced view of the topic. Readers will discover the history of social psychology, grasp its theories and core concepts, learn about important issues and debates related to this topic, and see how these ideas are directly applicable to therapy and other real-world situations.
Chapters cover how an individual's self-concept is developed and the various social forces on it, how a social psychology experiment may be conducted, and examples of social psychology in everyday life, such as group dynamics and cultural phenomena. Readers will also see how social psychology plays a role in our criminal justice system, including in the context of the prison system population; in the cultural issues associated with Latino and Native American populations; in our social collective concern about mass shootings, epidemics, and terrorism; and in the dynamics, processes, and tactics of a nationwide presidential election campaign seeking to influence the masses.
Human beings are social by nature. Because of this, the people around us have a profound impact on how we think about ourselves and others-from our sense of self esteem to our opinions and attitudes to our interactions in a group setting. Social Psychology: How Other People Influence Our Thoughts and Actions describes these subtle but powerful effects in our daily lives, offering a complete and balanced view of the topic. Readers will discover the history of social psychology, grasp its theories and core concepts, learn about important issues and debates related to this topic, and see how these ideas are directly applicable to therapy and other real-world situations.
Chapters cover how an individual's self-concept is developed and the various social forces on it, how a social psychology experiment may be conducted, and examples of social psychology in everyday life, such as group dynamics and cultural phenomena. Readers will also see how social psychology plays a role in our criminal justice system, including in the context of the prison system population; in the cultural issues associated with Latino and Native American populations; in our social collective concern about mass shootings, epidemics, and terrorism; and in the dynamics, processes, and tactics of a nationwide presidential election campaign seeking to influence the masses.
Reviews / Votes
Social Psychology is recommended for upper-level or AP high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, and scholars and professors. * ARBA * Beyond explaining the concepts, the authors provide case studies, debate topics, biographies of famous social psychologists, short reviews of classic experiments, and applications to everyday life. For example, many chapters present real-world applications of concepts such as PTSD in the military, mass shootings, false confessions, analysis of prison culture, and social influence in presidential campaigns. The work is best suited for undergraduates interested in social psychology. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
2013 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61069-591-6 (9781610695916)
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E-Book
12/2016
1st Edition
Greenwood Press
€368.99
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Person
Randal W. Summers has been a clinical psychologist, an adjunct professor, and a human resource consultant in industry.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Timeline of Social Psychology
1. The History of Social Psychology
Randal W. Summers
Part I: Individuals and Social Psychology
2. The Self and Social Comparison Processes
Randall E. Osborne
3. Stereotyping and Its Impact
Zachary R. Shindorf, Anisa N. Goforth, and Erin R. Yosai
4. Emotional Intelligence and the Attachment Behavioral System
Gary A. Sibcy and Anita M. Knight
5. Application: Who Am I Now? Understanding and Supporting Veterans Transitioning to College
Elena Klaw, Anne L. Demers, Chelsea L. Barnes, and Dzanita Hrnic
6. Application: Trauma and Its Social Implications
Laurel Shaler
7. Application: Autism and Its Social Implications
Marco Arenas and Mark A. Stillman
8. Application: Self-Harm
Tiffany B. Brown and Rae Sidlauskas
9. Conflict, Aggression, and Cyberbullying
Jane Belland Karwoski and Randal W. Summers
10. Application: Mass Shootings: Individual, Community, and Societal Perspectives
Tamarine Foreman, Adrienne Erby, Mona C. Robinson, and Robert L. Stevens
11. Application: The Self and False Confessions in the Courtroom
Yueran Yang, Stephanie Madon, and Jennifer Willard
12. Application: Social Issues in the Transgender Community
Adrienne Erby, Jessica S. Henry, Caroline Lopez, Jonathan Procter, and Mona C. Robinson
Part II: Groups and Social Psychology
13. Mindfulness and Social Caring: Affecting Our Internal and Social World
Erin R. Yosai, Anisa N. Goforth, and Zachary R. Shindorf
14. We Communicate, Therefore I Think: Making Thoughtful Action
Vernon Cronen
15. Attraction: The Many Factors That Draw Us to Like, Lust, and Love
Laurie L. Couch and Allexa L. Koeninger
16. Sexuality and Sexual Behavior
Casey T. Tobin
17. Group Perception and Social Norms
Sarah Gavac, Sohad Murrar, and Markus Brauer
18. Application: Reducing Prejudice
Sohad Murrar, Sarah Gavac, and Markus Brauer
19. Crowds, Riots, and Collective Violence
Mona Gallo and Carson Economy
20. Application: A Social Psychology Experiment on Learning by Social Immersion
Avina Ramnani, Jeanette Ramos, Albertina A. Lopez, and Elena Klaw
21. Addiction and Social Learning
Chaniece Winfield
Part III: Culture and Social Psychology
22. Application: Epidemics and the Epidemic of Fear They Bring
Randal W. Summers
23. Application: Latino Social Identity and the Cultural Influence of the Supernatural
Antonio N. Zavaleta
24. Application: Prison, Culture, and Community
Wanda Von Kleist
25. Application: The Social Implications of Restorative Justice
Terry Beitzel
26. Application: Cultural Trauma in American Indian Populations
Dolores Subia BigFoot, Kathryn England-Aytes, and Patti Jo King
27. Application: Social Influence and the Anatomy of a Presidential Election Campaign
Jody C. Baumgartner and Peter L. Francia
Part IV: Perspectives and Debates
Debate 1. Is Love Biological or Is It a Cultural Phenomenon?
Randal W. Summers
Debate 2. Sex Education in Schools: Comprehensive versus Abstinence Education
Kelly A. Weber, Jaimee Ohlandt, and Melissa L. Bayne
Debate 3. Do We Try to Encourage Gender-Variant Children to Stay in Standard Roles or Support Them?
Leigh Teague Johnson and Melissa L. Bayne
Debate 4. Stand Your Ground or Flee?
Thom Parrish and Melissa L. Bayne
Debate 5. Are Leaders Born or Made?
Jessica S. Henry, Jonathan Procter, and Mona C. Robinson
Important Historical Figures in Social Psychology
Floyd H. Allport
Gordon W. Allport
Solomon Asch
Roger Brown
Donald T. Campbell
Kenneth Bancroft Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark
Morton Deutsch
Leon Festinger
Fritz Heider
Evelyn Gentry Hooker
Carl Iver Hovland
Irving Janis
Gustave Le Bon
Kurt Lewin
William McDougall
Stanley Milgram
Maximilien Ringelmann
Stanley Schachter
Carolyn Wood Sherif
Muzafer Sherif
Francis Cecil Sumner
Henri Tajfel
Norman Triplett
Classic Experiments in Social Psychology
1939-1940s-Clark Doll Experiment
Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Bancroft Clark
1951-Conformity
Solomon Asch
1954-1961-The Robbers Cave Experiment (Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation)
Muzafer Sherif, Carolyn Hood Sherif, et al.
1958-Harlow's "Wire/Cloth" Monkey Experiments
Harry Harlow
1959-Cognitive Dissonance
Leon Festinger and James M. Carlsmith
1961-Bobo Doll Experiment
Albert Bandura, Dorothea Ross, and Sheila A. Ross
1962-Interpersonal Bargaining
Morton Deutsch and Robert Krauss
1963-Obedience Experiment
Stanley Milgram
1968-Bystander Effect or Bystander Apathy
John Darley and Bibb Latane
1968-The Blue-Eyed Children Experiment ("A Class Divided")
Jane Elliot
1971-Stanford Prison Experiment
Philip G. Zimbardo
1971-Social Identity Theory
Henri Tajfel, M. G. Billig, R. P. Bundy, and Claude Flament
1977-False Consensus Bias/Egocentric Bias
Lee Ross, David Greene, and Pamela House
1979-Halo Effect
Richard E. Nisbett and Timothy D. Wilson
Glossary
Recommended Reading
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
Introduction
Timeline of Social Psychology
1. The History of Social Psychology
Randal W. Summers
Part I: Individuals and Social Psychology
2. The Self and Social Comparison Processes
Randall E. Osborne
3. Stereotyping and Its Impact
Zachary R. Shindorf, Anisa N. Goforth, and Erin R. Yosai
4. Emotional Intelligence and the Attachment Behavioral System
Gary A. Sibcy and Anita M. Knight
5. Application: Who Am I Now? Understanding and Supporting Veterans Transitioning to College
Elena Klaw, Anne L. Demers, Chelsea L. Barnes, and Dzanita Hrnic
6. Application: Trauma and Its Social Implications
Laurel Shaler
7. Application: Autism and Its Social Implications
Marco Arenas and Mark A. Stillman
8. Application: Self-Harm
Tiffany B. Brown and Rae Sidlauskas
9. Conflict, Aggression, and Cyberbullying
Jane Belland Karwoski and Randal W. Summers
10. Application: Mass Shootings: Individual, Community, and Societal Perspectives
Tamarine Foreman, Adrienne Erby, Mona C. Robinson, and Robert L. Stevens
11. Application: The Self and False Confessions in the Courtroom
Yueran Yang, Stephanie Madon, and Jennifer Willard
12. Application: Social Issues in the Transgender Community
Adrienne Erby, Jessica S. Henry, Caroline Lopez, Jonathan Procter, and Mona C. Robinson
Part II: Groups and Social Psychology
13. Mindfulness and Social Caring: Affecting Our Internal and Social World
Erin R. Yosai, Anisa N. Goforth, and Zachary R. Shindorf
14. We Communicate, Therefore I Think: Making Thoughtful Action
Vernon Cronen
15. Attraction: The Many Factors That Draw Us to Like, Lust, and Love
Laurie L. Couch and Allexa L. Koeninger
16. Sexuality and Sexual Behavior
Casey T. Tobin
17. Group Perception and Social Norms
Sarah Gavac, Sohad Murrar, and Markus Brauer
18. Application: Reducing Prejudice
Sohad Murrar, Sarah Gavac, and Markus Brauer
19. Crowds, Riots, and Collective Violence
Mona Gallo and Carson Economy
20. Application: A Social Psychology Experiment on Learning by Social Immersion
Avina Ramnani, Jeanette Ramos, Albertina A. Lopez, and Elena Klaw
21. Addiction and Social Learning
Chaniece Winfield
Part III: Culture and Social Psychology
22. Application: Epidemics and the Epidemic of Fear They Bring
Randal W. Summers
23. Application: Latino Social Identity and the Cultural Influence of the Supernatural
Antonio N. Zavaleta
24. Application: Prison, Culture, and Community
Wanda Von Kleist
25. Application: The Social Implications of Restorative Justice
Terry Beitzel
26. Application: Cultural Trauma in American Indian Populations
Dolores Subia BigFoot, Kathryn England-Aytes, and Patti Jo King
27. Application: Social Influence and the Anatomy of a Presidential Election Campaign
Jody C. Baumgartner and Peter L. Francia
Part IV: Perspectives and Debates
Debate 1. Is Love Biological or Is It a Cultural Phenomenon?
Randal W. Summers
Debate 2. Sex Education in Schools: Comprehensive versus Abstinence Education
Kelly A. Weber, Jaimee Ohlandt, and Melissa L. Bayne
Debate 3. Do We Try to Encourage Gender-Variant Children to Stay in Standard Roles or Support Them?
Leigh Teague Johnson and Melissa L. Bayne
Debate 4. Stand Your Ground or Flee?
Thom Parrish and Melissa L. Bayne
Debate 5. Are Leaders Born or Made?
Jessica S. Henry, Jonathan Procter, and Mona C. Robinson
Important Historical Figures in Social Psychology
Floyd H. Allport
Gordon W. Allport
Solomon Asch
Roger Brown
Donald T. Campbell
Kenneth Bancroft Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark
Morton Deutsch
Leon Festinger
Fritz Heider
Evelyn Gentry Hooker
Carl Iver Hovland
Irving Janis
Gustave Le Bon
Kurt Lewin
William McDougall
Stanley Milgram
Maximilien Ringelmann
Stanley Schachter
Carolyn Wood Sherif
Muzafer Sherif
Francis Cecil Sumner
Henri Tajfel
Norman Triplett
Classic Experiments in Social Psychology
1939-1940s-Clark Doll Experiment
Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Bancroft Clark
1951-Conformity
Solomon Asch
1954-1961-The Robbers Cave Experiment (Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation)
Muzafer Sherif, Carolyn Hood Sherif, et al.
1958-Harlow's "Wire/Cloth" Monkey Experiments
Harry Harlow
1959-Cognitive Dissonance
Leon Festinger and James M. Carlsmith
1961-Bobo Doll Experiment
Albert Bandura, Dorothea Ross, and Sheila A. Ross
1962-Interpersonal Bargaining
Morton Deutsch and Robert Krauss
1963-Obedience Experiment
Stanley Milgram
1968-Bystander Effect or Bystander Apathy
John Darley and Bibb Latane
1968-The Blue-Eyed Children Experiment ("A Class Divided")
Jane Elliot
1971-Stanford Prison Experiment
Philip G. Zimbardo
1971-Social Identity Theory
Henri Tajfel, M. G. Billig, R. P. Bundy, and Claude Flament
1977-False Consensus Bias/Egocentric Bias
Lee Ross, David Greene, and Pamela House
1979-Halo Effect
Richard E. Nisbett and Timothy D. Wilson
Glossary
Recommended Reading
About the Editor and Contributors
Index