Social Psychology in a Globalizing Era

Girishwar Misra was formerly a professor of psychology at the University of Delhi. Earlier, he taught at Gorakhpur University (1970–1079), Allahabad University (1979–1983), and Bhopal University (1983–1993), before joining as a professor at Delhi University in 1993, where he served for the rest of his career. He served as Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra (2014–2019). His teaching, research, and publications focus on cultural and indigenous psychology, human development, self and identity, and emotions. He was President of the National Academy of Psychology, India; Senior Fulbright Fellow at Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Dean of Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. He has been a visiting fellow at Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; the University of Sussex, Britain; and the New School of Social Research, New York. He is a recipient of the National Fellowship of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), the National Fellowship of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the S.C. Mitra Memorial Award of the Asiatic Society, and the Honorary Fellowship of the International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP).Purnima Singh is Professor Emeritus at IIT Delhi, Delhi, India. Earlier, she was Institute Chair Professor at IIT Delhi and professor at the University of Allahabad. She is a past president and a fellow of the National Academy of Psychology. She is the editor of Psychological Studies (Springer). She is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychology. She is also in the Executive Committee of the IACCP and the President-Elect of Psychological and Societal Development (Division 3) of the International Association of Applied Psychology. Her research interests include justice, intergroup relations, structural variables, and education.

• List of Illustrations viiiList of Contributors ixPreface xvIntroduction: Social Psychology and Globalization: Some Trends 1GIRISHWAR MISRA AND PURNIMA SINGHPART IChallenges in Understanding the Social 111 Making Sense of the ‘Social,’ Relevance of the ‘Local,’ and the Era of the ‘Global’: Encounters of a Social Psychologist 13JYOTI VERMA2 Living Together in Culturally Diverse Societies 30JOHN W. BERRY3 The Highs and Lows of Taking Psychology Out Into the Real World 44COLLEEN WARDPART IISocietal Changes and Social Psychology 674 Addressing Environmental Problems in South Asia and the World: The Need for Multiplism and Policy Relevance 69RICHARD BARRY RUBACK5 The Deceptive Silence on the Environmental Crisis 84ROOMANA N. SIDDIQUI6 Social and Individual Concerns in the Life and Work of Mahatma Gandhi: An Informal Essay 97GIRISHWAR MISRA7 Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Globalization 115SONIA SUCHDAY AND LINDA ESCOBAR OLSZEWSKIPART IIIIdentity and Intergroup Relations 1318 Gender and Age Stereotypes From a Cross-Cultural Perspective 133DEBORAH L. BEST, CORINNE R. SCANNELL, AND ARIEL G. GIANUKAKIS9 Being a Kalpwasi: Pilgrimage and Identity on the Banks of the Ganga 147NICK HOPKINS, STEVE D. REICHER, AND NARAYANAN SRINIVASAN10 Women, Work, and Health: Perspectives From India 165URMI NANDA BISWAS11 Changing Landscape of Social Interactions: Decoding Route to Harmony 183PURNIMA SINGH, GIRISHWAR MISRA, PREETI KAPUR, ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA, AND ROOMANA N. SIDDIQUIPART IVAffective and Cognitive Processes and Change 19912 Social Influence Revisited 201VANITA SONDHI13 Science, Technology, Art of Leadership, and Organizational Change: Issues and Implications 222ANUP K. SINGHContents vii14 Emerging Perspectives on Social Decision-Making 235NISHTHA JAIN AND PURNIMA SINGHEpilogue: Visible and Invisible: Some Reflections on Developments in Social Psychology in India 244GIRISHWAR MISRA, PURNIMA SINGH, AND PALLAVI RAMANATHANIndex 265