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Social Psychology

By: Baron, Robert AContributor(s): Byrne, DonnMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, 1997Edition: 8th EditionDescription: xxiv, 640 p. : illustrationsISBN: 9788120312869 ; 8120312864Subject(s): Social psychologyDDC classification: 302

Contents:

The field of social psychology: how we think about and interact with others -- Social perception: understanding others -- Social cognition: thinking about the social world -- Attitudes: evaluating the social world -- Aspects of social identity: self and gender -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Interpersonal attraction: initial contact, liking, becoming acquainted -- Close relationships: family, friends, lovers, and spouses -- Social influence: changing others' behavior -- Prosocial behavior: helping others -- Aggression: its nature, causes, and control -- Groups and individuals: the consequences of belonging -- Social psychology in action: legal, medical, and organizational applications.

Summary: This text continues to integrate classic and current research and present it in a highly readable and engaging fashion. It contains up-to-date coverage of rapidly changing material that includes two strong themes in social psychology: the biological perspective and integrated coverage of diversity.

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The field of social psychology: how we think about and interact with others --
Social perception: understanding others --
Social cognition: thinking about the social world --
Attitudes: evaluating the social world --
Aspects of social identity: self and gender --
Prejudice and discrimination --
Interpersonal attraction: initial contact, liking, becoming acquainted --
Close relationships: family, friends, lovers, and spouses --
Social influence: changing others' behavior --
Prosocial behavior: helping others --
Aggression: its nature, causes, and control --
Groups and individuals: the consequences of belonging --
Social psychology in action: legal, medical, and organizational applications.

This text continues to integrate classic and current research and present it in a highly readable and engaging fashion. It contains up-to-date coverage of rapidly changing material that includes two strong themes in social psychology: the biological perspective and integrated coverage of diversity.

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