Theory and Social Psychology

Roger Sapsford is Reader in Social Research at the University of Teesside. Margaret Wetherell is Professor of Social Psychology at the Open University, UK and Director of the Economic and Social Research Council Programme on Identities and Social Action.

`Could certainly be used as a stand-alone text. Aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates, it could also be read by others who may be prompted to identify yet further dimensions with which to map contemporary social psychology and define their position in relation to others′ - The Psychologist

• PART ONE: NATURE AND ORIGINSDefining Social Psychology - Margaret WetherellHistorical Origins of Social Psychology - Arthur StillPART TWO: MAKING SENSE OF DIVERSITYDimensions for Distinguishing between Theories in Social Psychology - Richard StevensDomains of Analysis - Roger SapsfordTrimodal Theory as a Model for Interrelating Perspectives in Psychology - Richard StevensTheories of Meaning - Arthur StillRealism and Relativism - Margaret Wetherell and Arthur StillForms of Life - David DevalleScience and Social PsychologyEvidence - Roger SapsfordPART THREE: APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYUsing Social Psychology - Jeannette MurphyResisting Social Psychology - Roger Sapsford and Rudi Dallos