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An Introduction to Social Psychology 5eMay 2012, ©2012
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This is the fifth, completely revised and updated edition of an introductory social psychology text that has had huge success in Europe and across the globe. It has been specially designed to meet the needs of students at all levels, with contributions written by leading social psychologists, each an acknowledged expert on the topics covered in a given chapter. An Introduction to Social Psychology benefits hugely from an updated range of innovative pedagogical features intended to catch the imagination, combined with a rigorous editorial approach, which results in a cohesive and uniform style accessible to all.
- Full coverage of all the major theories and topics.
- Focused discussions of important research studies and the implications of their findings.
- A host of useful, state-of-the-art pedagogical features that catch the imagination, including research close-ups and everyday psychology boxes.
- Covers the full BPS curriculum for social psychology.
Notes on Contributors xvii
Preface to Fifth Edition xix
Guided Tour xxi
Accompanying Online Resources for Instructors and Students xxv
Chapter 1 Introducing Social Psychology 1
Wolfgang Stroebe, Miles Hewstone and Klaus Jonas
Chapter 2 Research Methods in Social Psychology 25
Antony S. R. Manstead and Andrew G. Livingstone
Chapter 3 Social Perception and Attribution 55
Brian Parkinson
Chapter 4 Social Cognition 91
Louise Pendry
Chapter 5 The Self 121
Carolyn C. Morf and Sander L. Koole
Chapter 6 Attitudes 171
Geoffrey Haddock and Gregory R. Maio
Chapter 7 Strategies of Attitude and Behaviour Change 201
Wolfgang Stroebe
Chapter 8 Social Infl uence 235
Miles Hewstone and Robin Martin
Chapter 9 Aggression 273
Barbara Krahé
Chapter 10 Prosocial Behaviour 313
Mark Levine and Rachel Manning
Chapter 11 Affi liation, Attraction and Close Relationships 353
Johan C. Karremans and Catrin Finkenauer
Chapter 12 Group Dynamics 387
Bernard A. Nijstad and Daan Van Knippenberg
Chapter 13 Group Performance and Leadership 415
Stefan Schulz-Hardt and Felix C. Brodbeck
Chapter 14 Prejudice and Intergroup Relations 449
Russell Spears and Nicole Tausch
Chapter 15 Cultural Social Psychology 499
Peter B. Smith
References 537
Glossary 601
Name Index 613
Subject Index 629
Wolfgang Stroebe has taught social psychology at universities in the USA, UK, Germany and The Netherlands and is now Professor at Utrecht University and the University of Groningen, both in the Netherlands. He is editor with Miles Hewstone of the European Review of Social Psychology. He has authored and co-authored eight books and more than a hundred scientific articles and chapters on topics of social and health psychology. He is Fellow of a great number of international associations and has received numerous awards for his scientific work.
Klaus Jonas has taught social and organizational psychology at universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is Professor of Social and Business Psychology at the University of Zurich. He has published on attitudes, stereotypes and human resource management. His current interests concern the influence of leadership on performance and satisfaction of subordinates.
- Fully integrated, cohesive and uniform chapters, ensured by a rigorous editorial process.
- Improved consistency and a more concise writing style, structure and coverage.
- A host of useful, state-of-the-art pedagogical features that catch the imagination, including research close-ups and everyday psychology boxes.
- A full range of instructor support via the book’s accompanying website.
- Full coverage of all the major theories and topics.
- Focused discussions of important research studies and the implications of their findings.
- A host of useful, state-of-the-art pedagogical features that catch the imagination, including research close-ups and everyday psychology boxes.
- Covers the full BPS curriculum for Social Psychology.
—John F. Dovidio, Department of Psychology, Yale University, USA
"The new edition of this classic textbook is very welcome. Hewstone and colleagues have made excellent improvements in coverage and pedagogical features, consolidating continual development of this text since the first edition nearly 25 years ago. Students will enjoy the style, find it easy to learn from, and be pleased that it retains its approach as a serious textbook. Instructors will find that its clear structure, comprehensiveness and reader-friendliness makes it a pleasure to teach from."
—Dominic Abrams, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kent, UK
"This is simply a must-read collection of chapters for students of social psychology."
—C. Neil Macrae, School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, UK
