Applied Social Psychology

This provides an essential overview of key subjects enabling students to grasp fundamentals prior to exploring them further in specialised sources. This book provides a well rounded account of theory but does at times seem dated due to the exclusion of advances made post publication

• PART ONE: GENERAL FRAMEWORKS IN APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYAttitudes and Behaviour - Antony S R MansteadJudgement and Decision-Making - Joop van der PligtSurvey Research - Norbert SchwarzCollecting Data by Asking QuestionsLanguage in Applied Contexts - Klaus Fiedler and G[um]un R SeminPART TWO: FOCAL BEHAVIOUR DOMAINSHealth-Impairing Behaviours - Wolfgang Stroebe and John de WitThe Social Psychology of Economic and Consumer Behaviour - Helga DittmarSocial Psychology and Environmental Issues - Joop van der PligtThe Social Psychology of Driver Behaviour - Dianne Parker and Antony S R MansteadPART THREE: THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONSSocial Psychology and Organizations - John L MichelaSocial Psychology and the Law - G[um]unter K[um]ohnkenPolitical Psychology - Patrizia CatellaniSocial Psychology and the Media - Harald G WallbottPART FOUR: THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIETAL ISSUESAggression and Violence in Society - Barbara Krah[ac]eSocial Construction and Old Age - Jutta Heckhausen and Frieder R LangNormative Conceptions and Interpersonal ProcessesCulture and Migration - G[um]unter Bierbrauer and Paul Pedersen