Handbook of Social Psychology

Edited by Lisa Slattery Walker, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Gretchen Peterson, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, USA

‘This is a timely and impressive volume. It brings together an excellent cast of leading scholars from the tradition of sociological social psychology, which aims to understand the interconnections of “social structure and social interaction.” The chapters nicely convey the unifying themes, distinctive scope, and wide-ranging applications of sociological approaches to social psychology. The chapters are well-grounded in relevant research literatures while also being much more than simple reviews of that work. Each chapter has an attractive “freshness” that stimulates the reader to think beyond what has been done and to see new connections and opportunities for development. Importantly, the volume also charts important new areas for investigation that bridge to other academic disciplines. This Handbook will be an invaluable resource for any scholar or student who is concerned with the interface of social structures and social interactions, regardless of their academic area or discipline.’

• ContentsPART I INTRODUCTION1 Introduction to the Handbook of Social Psychology 2Lisa Slattery Walker and Gretchen PetersonPART II THE SELF AND SOCIAL INTERACTION2 Symbolic interactionism 11Chelsea Rae Kelly3 An overview of identity theory 25Jan E. Stets and Peter J. Burke4 Sociology of emotions 42Amanda Gengler5 Affect control theory: a formal theory of identity, action and emotion 55Kiersten Hasenour and Lynn Smith-Lovin6 Language, communication and social interaction 70Dawn T. Robinson and Madeline Raine WilliamsPART III GROUP PROCESSES7 Social exchange theory 84Scott V. Savage and Monica M. Whitham8 Structures of interaction: social network analysis and its application insocial psychology 99Nicolas L. Harder and Matthew E. Brashears9 Status and performance expectations 115Jane Sell and Murray Webster10 Status construction 140Cecilia L. Ridgeway11 Justice theories 155Jody Clay-Warner and Tenshi KawashimaPART IV SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND THE INDIVIDUAL12 Adult life course 171Jeylan Mortimer and Phyllis Moen13 The social psychology of work: how social psychological processesreinforce and recreate occupational segregation 189Susan R. Fisk, Courtney Dress and Lauren Wyatt14 Social psychology and gender 214Amy Kroska and Benjamin Fields15 The social psychology of race, racism, and racial disparities 229Rashawn Ray, Long Doan, Chandra V. Reyna and Jeffrey W. LucasPART V METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY16 Qualitative methods in social psychology 250Jelani Ince and Desiree Salais17 Quantitative methods 259Jon Overton18 Experimental methods in social psychology 275Joseph Dippong and Zara JillaniPART VI INTERSECTIONS OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHERRESEARCH AREAS19 Social psychology and health 291Sarah K. Harkness and Philip Tostado20 Social psychology and sport 305Gretchen Peterson21 The case for neuro-social psychology 318Will Kalkhoff, Shane R. Thye, Joshua Pollock, Matthew Pfeiffer and Haley Crews22 Social psychology and organizations 335Alison J. Bianchi and Yujia Lyu23 Social psychology and morality 349Steven Hitlin and Regan Smock24 Homo mendax: the role of deception in social life 361Victoria Money and Matthew E. Brashears25 Social psychology and educational inequality 374Laura Brashears26 Social psychology and religion 392Richard N. Pitt, Andrea F. Garcia and Lucas S. SharmaPART VII CONCLUSION27 Conclusion to the Handbook of Social Psychology 408Gretchen Peterson and Lisa Slattery Walker