Social Psychology

by Michael A. Hogg, Graham M. Vaughan

An engaging, comprehensive and colourful introduction, Social Psychology is now fully revised and updated in its 4th edition. It remains accessible, involving and clearly structured, exploring key aspects of social psychology. Through its many features and lively approach, Social Psychology will inform and challenge students everywhere and will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in the field. Social Psychology effectively consolidates European and North American perspectives to provide coverage with a unique global flavour.

Contents

1. Introducing Social Psychology

2. Social Cognition and Social Thinking

3. Attribution and Social Knowledge

4. Self and Identity

5. Attitudes

6. Persuasion and Attitude Change

7. Social Influence

8. People in Groups

9. Leadership and Decision Making

10. Prejudice and Discrimination

11. Intergroup Behaviour

12. Aggression

13. Affiliation, Attraction and Love

14. Prosocial Behaviour

15. Language and Communication

16. Culture

Features

* Written for the educational and cultural context of British and European students. * Full coverage of `European' topics such as inter-group relations, social identity, social representations, and levels of explanation. * Full coverage of traditional topics such as social cognition, attitudes, influence, leadership and decision making, interpersonal relationships, and aggression. * Stand-alone chapters on culture, language and communication, self and identity. * Applied fields of health, organizations, and gender are integrated into the body of the text. * Attention to the historical context and background of social psychology's theories and research.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Science, Textbooks, Sociology

770 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Fiaisbored · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saved my ass also made me suffer,I passed my exam with a great grade 😎

[målin]

please stop putting your references behind every sentence, I feel like I’ve read more of them than actual content

[Summer Maree · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes I think the people who write these books get a kick out of phrasing things in ways that barely make sense. Plenty of interesting topics covered in this book, and the word choices were occasionally interesting as well. And by that I mean annoying and frustrating.

[Giang Nguyen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Textbook for my Social Psychology course. It's my first psychology textbook so I don't have any other reference, but it was a comfortable read with clear presentation, many examples and good follow-up summaries. And the kindle version I bought on amazon is definitely a great deal (5.26 eur -> now: 4.97 eur).

[Steven Kippax · Rating 4 out of 5]

Doesn't do a great job of helping students discriminate among the many terms that sound very similar but mean very different things.

[Nektarios kouloumpos · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5
Καλογραμμένο(όπως και τα περισσότερα βιβλία ψυχολογίας του συγκεκριμένου εκδοτικού οίκου),τις περισσότερες(αν οχι όλες) θεωρίες σε κάθε θέμα το οποίο αναφέρεται καθώς και παρά πολλά παραδείγματα και πειράματα για να γίνει πιο κατανοητή η κάθε θεωρία ξεχωριστά!
Ότι πρέπει για μια εισαγωγή στην κοινωνική ψυχολογία.

Το -0.5 οφείλεται στην αναπαράσταση των γραφηματων. Οι μεταβλητές είναι περισσότερες από όσες μπορεί να στηρίξει ένα διάγραμμα. Ως εκ τούτου χρειάζεται αρκετός χρόνος για να αποκωδικοποιησει κάποιος τα πολύπλοκα αυτά γραφήματα. Το οποίο θα μπορούσε πολύ εύκολα να λυθεί με την εισαγωγή περισσότερων γραφηματων λιγότερων μεταβλητών.. ελπίζω ο λόγος να ήταν περιβαλλοντολογικός!

[Jenny · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't think I'll ever read this book in its entirety.
I had to read it (most of it, at least) for my Social Psychology course and I still regret buying it. I've seen and read better Psychology textbooks. Maybe the 1 star is a harsh critique but I'm very disappointed.

[Hana Bilqisthi · Rating 4 out of 5]

love this book :D

[aikaterine · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were some very interesting chapters, I really enjoyed reading!

[Amir · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book got me interested in psychology 😁. I went on to get a psychology degree after this. So thanks 👍🏻

[Aneta Jackowska-Musiol · Rating 2 out of 5]

Textbook

[Abhi]

i read this for an exam. im failing.