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This fascinating book is an insightful exploration of Western perceptions and representations of Japanese culture and society, drawing on social and cultural psychological ideas around stereotypes and intercultural relations.

This fascinating book is an insightful exploration of Western perceptions and representations of Japanese culture and society, drawing on social and cultural psychological ideas around stereotypes and intercultural relations.

What are stereotypes and why do we use them? Are all stereotypes bad? Can we stop people from using them? Questions such as these have fascinated social psychologists for many years. Perry R. Hinton provides an accessible introduction to this key area, giving a critical and concise overview of the influential theories and approaches, as well as insights into recent work on the role of language and culture in stereotyping.

What are other people like? How do we decide if someone is friendly, honest or clever? What assumptions do we develop about them and what explanations do we give for their behaviour? The Perception of People examines key topics in psychology to explore how we make sense of other people (and ourselves). Do our decisions result from careful consideration and a desire to produce an accurate perception? Or do we jump to conclusions in our judgements and rely on expectations and stereotypes?

To answer these questions the book examines models of person perception and...

What are stereotypes and why do we use them? Are all stereotypes bad? Can we stop people from using them? Questions such as these have fascinated social psychologists for many years.Perry Hinton provides an accessible introduction to this key area, giving a critical and concise overview of the influential theories and approaches, as well as insights into recent work on the role of language and culture in stereotyping.

This work evaluates the contribution that psychology has made to the study of gender, examining key issues such as family roles and parenting, inequalities in education, jobs and pay, and the effects of media representation of the sexes. Vivien Burr explains theory and research in an accessible but thorough manner, and weaves together psychological, sociological and feminist approaches to provide an understanding of gender which is more complete than that typically offered by psychological texts.

Statistics Explained is an accessible introduction to statistical concepts and ideas. It makes few assumptions about the reader s statistical knowledge, carefully explaining each step of the analysis and the logic behind it. The book:

• provides a clear explanation of statistical analysis and the key statistical tests employed in analysing research data
• gives accessible explanations of how and why statistical tests are used
• includes a wide range of practical, easy-to-understand worked examples.

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Perry Hinton is a psychologist and has taught the use of SPSS to a wide range of students from disciplines including communication and media, education, linguistics, nursing, psychology and social work. He is joint author of SPSS Explained, also published by Routledge. His own research is on interpersonal perception and he has written three books on the topic.

Isabella McMurray is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. She has taught SPSS to students in psychology, applied social studies and nursing and is joint author of SPSS Explained,...

Perry Hinton is a psychologist and has taught the use of SPSS to a wide range of students from disciplines including communication and media, education, linguistics, nursing, psychology and social work. He is joint author of SPSS Explained, also published by Routledge. His own research is on interpersonal perception and he has written three books on the topic.

Isabella McMurray is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. She has taught SPSS to students in psychology, applied social studies and nursing and is joint author of SPSS Explained,...

SPSS Explained provides the student with all that they need to undertake statistical analysis using SPSS. It combines a step-by-step approach to each procedure with easy-to-follow screenshots at each stage of the process.

SPSS Explained provides the student with all that they need to undertake statistical analysis using SPSS. It combines a step-by-step approach to each procedure with easy-to-follow screenshots at each stage of the process.