Social Psychology of Social Problems

Agnieszka Golec de Zavala is Marie Curie Fellow at the Social Intervention and Research Centre at the Lisbon University Institute, Portugal. She has previously worked at Middlesex University, UK, and has published over 20 papers in academic journals. Her research interests include predictors of inter-group hostility, prejudice and inter-group conflict. Aleksandra Cichocka is a doctoral student at the Center for Research on Prejudice at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland. Her research interests include group identity, inter-group relations and political ideology.

"This is social psychology at its best - basic and applied research on stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination contributing up-to-date knowledge necessary to solve such societal problems as inequality and injustice, political participation and disengagement, intergroup conflict and violence, extremism and terrorism." - Professor Bogdan Wojciszke, Polish Academy of Science, Poland "This book explores important social issues from a social psychology point of view. It has a highly applied edge to it where theory is linked to real events and discussed, by recognised scholars, in the context of relevant classic and current empirical literature. This is definitely a useful and much-needed addition to the current literature." - Dr Magdalena Zawisza, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Winchester, UK "This is a clearly written and well-structured book and as such functions well as an introductory text. It also offers a novel approach to subject through concrete case studies of different social problems. The problems are foregrounded such that students see how social psychology might be relevant to the real world." - Dr Brady Wagoner, Aalborg University, Denmark

• Applied Social Psychology; A.Golec de Zavala and A.CichockaPART I: RACISM, SEXISM AND SOCIAL DISCRIMINATIONNegative Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination; J.C.Cohrs and T.KesslerThe Social Context of Racism; C.M.FedericoAntecedents and Manifestations of Sexism; J.PietrzakTowards an Understanding of Immigration as a Defining Feature of the 21st Century; L.Hamilton, S.Medianu and V.M.EssesPART II: INEQUALITY, TYRANNY, VIOLENT AND NON-VIOLENT SOCIAL PROTESTThe Corrupting Power of Social Inequality: Social-psychological Consequences, Causes and Solutions; R.Sutton, A.Cichocka and J.van der ToornSocial Conflict and Social Protest; J.van Stekelenburg and B.KlandermansObedience and Tyranny in Psychology and History; S.Reicher and A.HaslamPART III: INTERGROUP VIOLENCE, EXTREMISM AND TERRORISMExtreme Forms of In-group Positivity and Their Negative Consequences for Intergroup Relations; A.Golec de Zavala and R.SchatzIntractable Conflicts: Why Society Members Tend to Support Their Continuation and Resist Their Peaceful Resolution; D.Bar-Tal, E.Halperin, R.Porat and R.Nets-ZehngutEvil Transformations: Social Psychological Processes Underlying Genocide and Mass Killing; M.Bilewicz and J.R.VollhardtThe Social Psychology of Terrorism: Individual, Group and Organizational Processes; K.Sharvit and A.Kruglanski PART IV: TOWARDS APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYApplying Social Psychology to Understanding Social Problems; R.Ruiter, K.Massar, M.van Vugt and G.Kok