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Social Psychology is a comprehensive exploration of how individual behaviors and interactions shape societal dynamics and contribute to social inequalities. The Second Edition provides a unique, sociological perspective on social psychology that is both academically rigorous and accessible to undergraduates.
Chapter 1 • Introduction to the Interrelated Processes of Social PsychologyRoots, Overview, and Key ThemesSegue: Moving From the Content of Social Psychology to the Means of Studying ItChapter 2 • Methods of Developing Social Psychological KnowledgeThe Logic of Scientific InquirySocial Research MethodologiesEthical IssuesSegue: From the Means of Collecting Data to the Patterns RevealedChapter 3 • The Individual in a Social WorldHow Do Individuals Socially Construct Their Worlds?How Does the Social Self Emerge?Segue: The Symbolic Interaction Approach and Identity ProcessesChapter 4 • Identity ProcessesHow Do Individuals Socially Construct Their Identities?How Do Identities Affect the Choices We Make and Our Interactions With Others?Segue: The Symbolic Interaction Approach, Identity Processes, and Social CognitionChapter 5 • Intraindividual Processes: Social CognitionsCognitive Processing: How Do Humans Perceive Social Stimuli?How Do People Form Impressions of Others?What Determines People’s Inferences About the Causes of Social Behavior?How Do Cognitions Affect Behavior?Segue: Social Cognitions Feed Attitude ProcessesChapter 6 • Intraindividual Processes: AttitudesHow Do Attitudes Develop?How Do Attitudes Change?Reciprocal Influences: To What Extent Are Attitudes Related to Behavior?Segue: Moving From Attitudes to AffectChapter 7 • Beyond Cognition: Affect and EmotionsWhat Distinguishes Emotions From Other Affective States?Why Do People Feel What They Feel?What Influences Displays of People’s Feelings?How Do Gender and Race or Ethnicity Influence Experience and Display of Emotions?How Do Affective States Influence Social Interaction?Segue: Emotions, Status, Power, and InequalityChapter 8 • Status Processes in GroupsHow Are Groups Defined?What Is Conformity, and Why Do People Conform in Groups?Status Processes in GroupsHow Do Characteristics Acquire Status Value in the First Place?Segue: Status and PowerChapter 9 • Power Relations in Groups and Social NetworksSocial Exchange Theory OverviewWhen Will Actors Use Power in Social Exchange Relations?How Do Commitment and Trust Develop in Social Exchange Relations?What Is the Role of Emotions in Social Exchange Relations?What Is the Relationship Between Status and Power?Segue: Power and LegitimacyChapter 10 • Legitimacy and Leadership in Groups and OrganizationsWhat Is the Process of Legitimacy?What Are the Consequences of Legitimation? The Good and the BadHow Do Leaders Gain Legitimacy?Segue: Legitimacy and JusticeChapter 11 • Justice Processes and Evaluations Within GroupsWhat Is Justice?How Do People Perceive Injustice?How Do People Respond to Perceptions of Injustice?Segue: Justice and Intergroup Relations in SocietyChapter 12 • Intergroup ProcessesWhat Processes Underlie Intergroup Behavior?How Do Prejudice and Discrimination Fuel Intergroup Processes?How Can Negative Intergroup Behavior Be Ameliorated?Conclusion: Intergroup Processes and Addressing Social Inequalities
