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9780803979260 Academic Inspection Copy

Applied Social Psychology

  • ISBN-13: 9780803979260
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
  • Edited by Gun Semin, Edited by Klaus Fiedler
  • Price: AUD $156.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 25/11/2003
  • Format: Paperback (242.00mm X 170.00mm) 504 pages Weight: 850g
  • Categories: Social, group or collective psychology [JMH]
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This textbook provides an overview of the applications of social psychology to a wide range of problems and issues in contemporary society. Part 1 outlines a number of general frameworks that inform the applications of social psychology, namely, language, attitudes, decision-making and survey research. Part 2 focuses on major behavioural domains, including health and economic behaviour. Part 3 explains the relationship between social psychology and social institutions, highlighting, for instance, the media, law and politics.
PART ONE: GENERAL FRAMEWORKS IN APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Attitudes and Behaviour - Antony S R Manstead Judgement and Decision-Making - Joop van der Pligt Survey Research - Norbert Schwarz Collecting Data by Asking Questions Language in Applied Contexts - Klaus Fiedler and G[um]un R Semin PART TWO: FOCAL BEHAVIOUR DOMAINS Health-Impairing Behaviours - Wolfgang Stroebe and John de Wit The Social Psychology of Economic and Consumer Behaviour - Helga Dittmar Social Psychology and Environmental Issues - Joop van der Pligt The Social Psychology of Driver Behaviour - Dianne Parker and Antony S R Manstead PART THREE: THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS Social Psychology and Organizations - John L Michela Social Psychology and the Law - G[um]unter K[um]ohnken Political Psychology - Patrizia Catellani Social Psychology and the Media - Harald G Wallbott PART FOUR: THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIETAL ISSUES Aggression and Violence in Society - Barbara Krah[ac]e Social Construction and Old Age - Jutta Heckhausen and Frieder R Lang Normative Conceptions and Interpersonal Processes Culture and Migration - G[um]unter Bierbrauer and Paul Pedersen
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