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Psychology and Social Problems (Psychology Revivals)

Author : Michael Argyle
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135040761
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Psychology and Social Problems (Psychology Revivals) written by Michael Argyle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1964, Psychology and Social Problems looks at a changing society and research into problems of the time. Many of the themes in the book, such as delinquency, mental health and racial conflict, are still familiar and current topics of discussion today. Social scientists had carried out extensive research into problems of urgent public concern, yet their findings were not widely known or understood and they had often been diffident in advocating policies based on their conclusions. Michael Argyle discussed the recent psychological and social research bearing on the origins of aggression, delinquency, mental disorder, racial and international prejudice, and industrial discontent; he went on to consider the implications of these studies for prevention and control and for the guidance of social change. This sophisticated and well-documented critique is presented with such lucidity and verve that it will appeal equally to laymen and to students and professional workers and can now be enjoyed in its historical context.

Social Psychology of Social Problems

Author : Agnieszka Golec de Zavala
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137272228
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Psychology of Social Problems by : Agnieszka Golec de Zavala

Download or read book Social Psychology of Social Problems written by Agnieszka Golec de Zavala and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we protest? What compels us to participate in crowd violence? Can gender discrimination in the workplace be explained in psychological terms? From terrorist attacks to political uprisings, the social problems that have shaped the beginning of the new millenium can be explained using the theories and application of social psychology. Social Psychology of Social Problems does just that, with top international experts examining real-life issues. The book takes the view that if a problem and its origins can be understood, then perhaps it can be prevented from happening again. Social Psychology of Social Problems is required reading for students and practitioners of psychology, social policy and international relations. Provocative and challenging, it will be an essential resource for those who are seeking a deeper understanding of how social psychology can explain our complex world.

Applied Social Psychology

Author : Linda Steg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107044081
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Applied Social Psychology written by Linda Steg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to how social psychological theories, methods and interventions can be applied to manage real-world social problems.

Methodological Issues in Applied Social Psychology

Author : Fred B. Bryant
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 148992308X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Book Synopsis Methodological Issues in Applied Social Psychology by : Fred B. Bryant

Download or read book Methodological Issues in Applied Social Psychology written by Fred B. Bryant and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many authors have argued that applying social psychology to the solution of real world problems builds better theories. Observers have claimed, for example, that of human behavior applied social psychology reveals more accurate principles because its data are based on people in real-life circumstances (Helmreich, 1975; Saxe & Fine, 1980), provides an opportunity to assess the ecological validity of generalizations derived from laboratory research (Ellsworth, 1977; Leventhal, 1980), and discloses important gaps in existing theories (Fisher, 1982; Mayo & LaFrance, 1980). Undoubtedly, many concrete examples can be mustered in support of these claims. But it also can be argued that applying social psychology to social issues and problems builds better research methods. Special methodological problems arise and new perspectives on old methodological problems emerge when re searchers leave the laboratory and tackle social problems in real-world settings. Along the way, we not only improve existing research techniques but also devel op new research tools, all of which enhance our ability to obtain valid results and thereby to understand and solve socially relevant problems. Indeed, Campbell and Stanley's (1966) seminal work on validity in research design grew out of the application of social science in field settings. In this spirit, the principal aim of this volume is to present examples of methodological advances being made as researchers apply social psychology in real-life settings.

Psychology in Social Context

Author : Philip John Tyson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405168242
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Psychology in Social Context written by Philip John Tyson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology in Social Context: Issues and Debates provides a critical perspective on debates and controversies that have divided opinion within psychology both past and present. Explores the history of psychology through examples of classic and contemporary debates that have split the discipline and sparked change, including race and IQ, psychology and gender, ethical issues in psychology, parapsychology and the nature-nurture debate Represents a unique approach to studying the nature of psychology by combining historical controversies with contemporary debates within the discipline Sets out a clear view of psychology as a reflexive human science, embedded in and shaped by particular socio-historical contexts Written in an accessible style using a range of pedagogical features - such as set learning outcomes, self-test questions, and further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter

Applying Social Psychology

Author : Abraham P Buunk
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446223027
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Applying Social Psychology written by Abraham P Buunk and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `I think this is a wonderful book. The social psychological theories are exceptionally well presented for practical use. Anyone studying social psychology will find this book extremely relevant and accessible' - Gerjo Kok, Professor of Applied Psychology, Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University `This is a highly readable book dealing with an exciting topic, applied social psychology, which is at the heart of many urgent problems of the new millennium. It is well suited for curing the disease of those who still believe there is an opposition between fundamental and applied research, between theories and practice. The major asset of this volume lies in the originality and strength of the PATH concept -- from problem definition, over analysis, and test, to helping. I like the idea to implement and institutionalize this framework in teaching and in education' - Klaus Fiedler, University of Heidelberg Introducing a new methodological approach for doing applied psychology, the PATH model, this book offers a simple, systematic, step-by-step, easy-to-use methodology for applying primarily social psychological theory to a wide range of social problems, from tackling crime and prejudice to fostering environmental conservation and team performance. It helps and guides students to define a problem, conduct a theory-based analysis, develop an explanatory model, set up and execute a research project to test the model, and develop an intervention. Applying Social Psychology is a highly practical text, which can be used by introductory and advanced level students who want to learn how to analyze practical problems and develop solutions for these problems based upon social psychological theory and research. Written in an engaging and accessible way, this book offers: 1. A new methodological model put forward by the authors (PATH model); 2. Real world case studies; 3. End of chapter exercises; 4. Interviews with leading social psychologists; 5.Glossary of key theories and concepts in social psychology; 6. Recommended further reading.

Applications of Social Psychology

Author : Joseph P. Forgas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000036650
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Applications of Social Psychology written by Joseph P. Forgas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores what social psychology can contribute to our understanding of real-life problems and how it can inform rational interventions in any area of social life. By reviewing some of the most recent achievements in applying social psychology to pressing contemporary problems, Forgas, Crano, and Fiedler convey a fundamentally optimistic message about social psychology’s achievements and prospects. The book is organized into four sections. Part I focuses on the basic issues and methods of applying social psychology to real-life problems, discussing evolutionary influences on human sociability, the role of psychological ‘mindsets’ in interpreting reality, and the use of attitude change techniques to promote adaptive behaviors. Part II explores the applications of social psychology to improve individual health and well-being, including managing aggression, eating disorders, and improving therapeutic interactions. Part III turns to the application of social psychology to improve interpersonal relations and communication, including attachment processes in social relationships, the role of parent-child interaction in preventing adolescent suicide, and analyzing social relations in legal settings and online social networks. Finally, Part IV addresses the question of how social psychology may improve our understanding of public affairs and political behavior. The book will be of interest to students and academics in social psychology, and professionals working in applied settings.

Social Issues in Living Color

Author : Arthur W. Blume
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Social Issues in Living Color written by Arthur W. Blume and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering fresh and exciting approaches to solving global problems, this book creatively views challenging social issues through the lens of racial and ethnic psychology. As the demographic makeup of the American population continues to evolve, understanding and addressing the psychological needs of ethnic minorities in the United States becomes more important to the overall health and well-being of society. This three-volume set is the first publication to explicitly tackle social issues from the perspective of racial and ethnic psychology. It uniquely presents racial and ethnic psychological perspectives on topics such as media, criminal justice, racism, climate change, gender bias, and health and mental health disparities. Volume one introduces readers to the basic scientific concepts of racial and ethnic minority psychology and then examines the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. It also addresses how race and ethnicity affect communication styles, leadership styles, and media. The second volume discusses the experiences of individuals within racial and ethnic minorities, including overt racism, covert racism, and colonialism, and addresses how ethnic minority psychology plays a role in our educational system, poverty, global climate change, and sustainability. The third volume covers ethics in health and research, considers the causes of health and mental health disparities, and identifies diversity initiatives that can improve the health and well-being of all citizens, not just racial and ethnic minority citizens.

Critical Psychology

Author : Dennis R. Fox
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761952114
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Critical Psychology written by Dennis R. Fox and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997-05-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This broad-ranging introduction to the diverse strands of critical psychology explores the history, practice and values of psychology, scrutinises a wide range of sub-disciplines, and sets out the major theoretical frameworks.

The Oxford Handbook of Social Psychology and Social Justice

Author : Phillip L. Hammack
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199938733
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Social Psychology and Social Justice written by Phillip L. Hammack and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The twentieth century witnessed not only the devastation of war, conflict, and injustice on a massive scale, but also the emergence of social psychology as a discipline committed to addressing these and other social problems. In the twenty-first century, the promise of social psychology remains incomplete. We witness the reprise of authoritarianism and the endurance of institutionalized forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, and heterosexism across the globe. This volume represents an audacious proposal to reorient social psychology toward the study of social injustice in real-world settings. Contributors cross borders between cultures and disciplines to highlight new and emerging critical paradigms that interrogate the consequences of social injustice. United in their belief in the possibility of liberation from oppression, the authors of this book offer a blueprint for a new kind of social psychology." --

Applied Social Psychology

Author : Linda Steg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139643886
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Applied Social Psychology written by Linda Steg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied social psychology combines the science of social psychology with the practical application of solving social problems that exist in the real world. This exciting textbook provides a thorough explanation of how social psychologists can contribute to the understanding and management of different social problems. A highly prestigious team of contributors from across Europe and the United States illustrate how social psychological theories, research methods and intervention techniques can be successfully applied to social problems encountered in the fields of physical and mental health, integration and immigration issues, gender issues, organizational issues, economic behaviour, political behaviour, environmental behaviour and education. Each field studied features an overview of important problems, the role of human behaviour in these problems, the factors influencing relevant behaviour, and effective ways to change this behaviour. This is an essential volume for all undergraduate and graduate students studying applied social psychology.

Applied Social Psychology

Author : Jamie A. Gruman
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506353959
Total Pages : 1150 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Applied Social Psychology written by Jamie A. Gruman and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This student-friendly introduction to the field focuses on understanding social and practical problems and developing intervention strategies to address them. Offering a balance of theory, research, and application, the updated Third Edition includes the latest research, as well as new, detailed examples of qualitative research throughout.

Culture and Political Psychology

Author : Thalia Magioglou
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1623963699
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Political Psychology written by Thalia Magioglou and published by IAP. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is perhaps the first systematic treatment of politics from the perspective of cultural psychology. Politics is a complex that psychology usually fails to understand— as it assumes a position in society that attempts to be free of politics itself. Politics is associated both with an everyday practice, and the dynamics of globalization; with the way group conflicts, ideologies, social representations and identities, are lived and co-constructed by social actors. The authors of the book address these issues through their research grounded in different parts of the world, on democracy and political order, the social representation of power, gender studies, the use of metaphors and symbolic power in political discourse, social identities and methodological questions. The book will be used by social and political psychologists but is also of interest to the other social sciences: political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, educationalists, and it is at a level where sophisticated lay public would be able to appreciate its coverage. Its use in upperlevel college teaching is possible, and expected at graduate/postgraduate levels.

The Psychology of the Social

Author : Uwe Flick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521588515
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (885 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of the Social written by Uwe Flick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The differences between individual and collective representations have occupied social scientists since Durkheim, and the social psychological theory of social representations has been one of the most influential theories in twentieth-century social science. The Psychology of the Social brings together leading scholars from social representations, discourse analysis and related approaches to provide an integrated overview of contemporary psychology's understanding of the social. Each chapter comprises a study of a topical issue, such as social memory, the language of racism, intelligence or representations of the self in different cultures; the theory of social representations is both exemplified and linked to central concerns of psychological research, including attribution, memory, and culture; and important links with developmental and educational psychology are made.

The Social Psychology of Science

Author : William R. Shadish
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9780898620214
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Social Psychology of Science written by William R. Shadish and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social psychology of science is a compelling new area of study whose shape is still emerging. This erudite and innovative book outlines a theoretical and methodological agenda for this new field, and bridges the gap between the individually focused aspects of psychology and the sociological elements of science studies. Presenting a side of social psychology that, until now, has received almost no attention in the social sciences literature, this volume offers the first detailed and comprehensive study of the social psychology of science, complete with a large number of empirical and theoretical examples. The volume's introductory section provides a detailed analysis of how modern social psychology might apply to the study of science. Chapters show how to analyze science in terms of social cognition, attribution theory, attitudes and attitude change, social motivation, social influence and social conformity, and intergroup relations, weaving extensive illustrations from the science studies literature into the theoretical analysis. The nature and role of experimentation are discussed, as are metaanalytic methods for summarizing the results of multiple studies. Ways to facilitate the generalization of causal inferences from experimental work are also examined. The book focuses on such topics as interactions among small groups of scientists, and the impact of social motivation, influence, and conformity on scientific work. Also covered are scientists' responses to ethical issues in research, differences in cognitive style distribution, creativity in research and development, and the sociologists's view of the social psychology of science and technology. In addition, the book provides two annotated bibliographies, one on the philosophy of science and the other on social psychology, to guide readers in both disciplines to salient recent works. Valuable to the entire science studies community, this text will be of special interest to philosophers, sociologists, psychologists, and historians of science interested in the nature of knowledge development in science. Because of its novel application of social psychological theories and methods, this book will be useful as a primary text or a secondary text in courses on science studies in psychology, sociology, or philosophy departments.

Psychological Problems, Social Issues, and Law

Author : Murray Levine
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychological Problems, Social Issues, and Law written by Murray Levine and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2002 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory text introduces a historical and systems perspective to the interaction between the social science community and the law by discussing history, due process, civil law, and much more. With unique chapters that introduce the reader to the American legal system and to the relationship between the law and the social sciences, the reader will come away from the text with an appreciation of the intimate interrelationships between the field of psychology and law.

The Scope of Social Psychology

Author : Miles Hewstone
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135419736
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book The Scope of Social Psychology written by Miles Hewstone and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2007-03-12 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social psychology attempts to understand, explain, predict and, when needed, change people's thoughts, feelings and behaviours. For a relatively young discipline it has already made great strides toward this awe-inspiring goal. Pioneers such as Lewin, Asch, Kelley and Festinger began groundwork in the 1940s and 1950s, but it was only in the late 1960s that social psychology came of age. Since then it has blossomed, both in investigating the basics of the discipline and in applying the insights from fundamental social psychology to different fields related to the area. This volume is devoted to the development of understanding in the field of social psychology over the last four decades, focusing on both basic and applied social psychology. Contributions are gathered under five main areas: attitudes and attitude change; social cognition and emotions; interpersonal and group processes; health behavior; and bereavement and coping. These five domains not only illustrate the scope of social psychology, but also pay tribute to one of the key figures in modern social psychology, Wolfgang Stroebe. Remarkably, he has made significant contributions across all five of these areas, and his research achievements exemplify the progress, prospects and problems faced by modern social psychology over the last 40 years. This volume includes contributions from some of the most distinguished names in the field, and all authors provide an overview or critical look at their specific area of expertise, tracing historical developments where appropriate. The Scope of Social Psychology provides a broad-ranging, illustrative review of the field of modern social psychology.