Publisher's Synopsis
The fourth edition of this highly successful introduction to social psychology the first to be written from a European perspective and translated into seven languages has been completely revised and updated. While maintaining its European heritage and comprehensive coverage of the area, all chapters have been totally rewritten to produce: Improved accessibility for students, including better illustrations, greater use of colour and a wider, more approachable format Fully integrated, cohesive and uniform chapters, ensured by a rigorous editorial process Improved consistency and a more concise writing style, structure and coverage An even fuller European treatment of the discipline, with contributions written by eminent social psychologists from across the continent, each a leading expert on the topics covered in a given chapter A host of useful, state–of–the–art pedagogical features that catch the imagination, including research close–ups, everyday psychology boxes and pioneer sections giving brief biographies of key figures in the field A full range of instructor support via the book s accompanying website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/socialpsych Combining its traditional academic rigour with a contemporary level of cohesion, accessibility, pedagogy and instructor support, the fourth edition of Introduction to Social Psychology provides the definitive European treatment of social psychology.
