The Message of Social Psychology

In this book twenty--five of the worlda s most eminent social psychologists address what they see as the principal lessons to be learned from the study of social psychology. In doing this they provide their own provocative and original answers to the key questions for social psychology and other related social sciences, as well as a wealth of specific, up--to--date insights into the practical applications of social psychology, its key phenomena and theoretical ideas, the history of the field, and the practice conducting social psychological research.

ISBN	0631197796	Pages	408
ISBN13	9780631197799 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd	Weight (grammes)	710
Imprint	Blackwell Publishers	Published in	Oxford
Format	Hardback	Height (mm)	243
Publication date	06 Dec 1996	Width (mm)	166
Library of Congress	HM251.M453	Spine width (mm)	27
DEWEY	302	Academic level	Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate
DEWEY edition	DC21

	List of figures
	List of tables
	List of contributors
	The editors
	Preface
1	Introduction and a short history of social psychology by Craig McGarty and S. Alexander Haslam	1
2	The theory of cognitive dissonance: The evolution and vicissitudes of an idea by Elliot Aronson	20
3	Discursive, rhetorical, and ideological messages by Michael Billig	36
4	On the social origins of human nature by Marilynn B. Brewer	54
5	Organizing social-psychological explanations by Willem Doise	63
6	Predicting, understanding, and changing socially relevant behaviors: Lessons learned by Martin Fishbein	77
7	Let social psychology be faddish or, at least, heterogeneous by Susan T. Fiske and Jacques-Philippe Leyens	92
8	Social psychology as social construction: The emerging vision by Kenneth J. Gergen	113
9	Social life as rule-governed patterns of joint action by Rom Harre	129
10	Beliefs, knowledge, and meaning from the perspective of the perceiver: Need for structure-order by O. J. Harvey	146
11	Three lessons from social psychology: Multiple levels of analysis, methodological pluralism, and statistical sophistication by Miles Hewstone	166
12	Biases in social cognition: "Aboutness" as a general principle by E. Tory Higgins	182
13	Dynamic social impact: The societal consequences of human interaction by Bibb Latane	200
14	Going beyond the banalities of bubbapsychology: A perspectivist social psychology by William J. McGuire	221
15	Situations, belongingness, attitudes, and culture: Four lessons learned from social psychology by Antony S. R. Manstead	238
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"The contributors include notable social psychologists representing several generations, several theoretical perspectives, and a variety of content areas. Thus, the volume does a nice job of giving the reader a number of different, yet generally representative, opinions to consider. For students with some background in social psychology... the volume is likely to be informative and interesting, and it could serve as the impetus for thought and discussion. The chapters are likely to spark discussion, either by telling readers what has been learned from social psychology or by telling them what social psychology should be. Either way, the volume will stimulate graduate students, teachers, and researchers to reconsider some basic issues and perhaps see their own and other investigatorsa research in a broader context." Contemporary Psychology

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