There is no area of social psychology that does not involve emotions. Not only has social psychology contributed enormously to theory and research on the nature of emotions, it also has emotions at the heart of its basic subject matter, from attitudes and dissonance to altruism and aggression. This reader presents a collection of articles on the nature of emotions and their role in social psychological phenomena, along with recent work that reflects the current state of the art. Articles have been selected and edited for readability, succinctness, and interest. For the beginning student, this...
There is no area of social psychology that does not involve emotions. Not only has social psychology contributed enormously to theory and research on ...
This general reader in social psychology takes a nonreductionistic approach to the discipline and is characterized by a multiplicity of perspectives. It is ordered in terms of levels of analysis whereby social phenomena can be understood, starting with the biological level.
This general reader in social psychology takes a nonreductionistic approach to the discipline and is characterized by a multiplicity of perspectives. ...
This general reader in Social Psychology is unique in its nonreductionistic approach to the discipline and is characterized by a multiplicity of perspectives. It is ordered in terms of levels of analysis whereby social phenomena can be understood, starting with the biological level and then moving on to the cognitive, personal/motivational, interpersonal, group, and cultural level of analysis. No one level of analysis is considered more basic or adequate for explaining social phenomena than any other level, nor do these levels compete. Rather, it is believed that each makes a vital...
This general reader in Social Psychology is unique in its nonreductionistic approach to the discipline and is characterized by a multiplicity of persp...
The reader begins with an original paper by the editors that introduces the social-personality perspective on motivational science and provides an integrated review of empirical and theoretical contributions. Major issues in motivational science are identified that form the basis for the organization of the book. Each section of the book also has a brief introduction, suggested additional readings, and questions for discussion.
The reader begins with an original paper by the editors that introduces the social-personality perspective on motivational science and provides an int...
The reader begins with an original paper by the editors that introduces the social-personality perspective on motivational science and provides an integrated review of empirical and theoretical contributions. Major issues in motivational science are identified that form the basis for the organization of the book. Each section of the book also has a brief introduction, suggested additional readings, and questions for discussion.
The reader begins with an original paper by the editors that introduces the social-personality perspective on motivational science and provides an int...
The study of likes and dislikes - what social psychologists refer to as "attitudes" - has been a central focus of the field for decades. What are attitudes? How can we study and measure them scientifically? How are they formed and changed? Of what functional value, if any, are they? How do they come to influence our attention, perception, judgments, and behavior? These are among the questions that have spurred social psychological research on attitudes, and they are among the issues addressed in this volume.
The articles reprinted in this collection represent noteworthy developments in...
The study of likes and dislikes - what social psychologists refer to as "attitudes" - has been a central focus of the field for decades. What are a...
This volume describes classic and contemporary theory and research in social psychology that sheds light on how people think about health and illness, as well as their willingness to engage in health-relevant behaviors. The Editors have selected papers that serve to illustrate the reciprocal relation between advances in theory and advances in practice. The first two sections of the volume examine people's mental representations of health and health practices, and how these personal construals and implicit theories are linked to behavior. People can react to new health information in...
This volume describes classic and contemporary theory and research in social psychology that sheds light on how people think about health and illne...
Most people want to stay healthy. Few enjoy being sick. Given that health is such a universally shared value, one might think that people's thinking about health is easily understood, and that changing behaviours with health consequences should be relatively easy. Of course, this not the case at all. For example, fewer than 50 per cent of sexually active college students use condoms to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, and less than 60 per cent of women over the age of 50 seek annual screening mammography, despite its obvious value for the early detection of...
Most people want to stay healthy. Few enjoy being sick. Given that health is such a universally shared value, one might think that people's thinking a...
The study of human sexuality has often been approached from clinical, medical, physiological and technical perspectives, but the social aspect of sexuality has been neglected in the past. This volume presents a selected group of influential articles dealing specifically with the social aspects of sexuality. It offers an introduction for students wishing to understand sex as an activity that human beings do with each other, and it complements the how-to and biological approaches that prevail in many textbooks. Topics covered include crucial differences between male and female sexuality, losing...
The study of human sexuality has often been approached from clinical, medical, physiological and technical perspectives, but the social aspect of sexu...
The study of human sexuality has often been approached from clinical, medical, physiological, and technical perspectives, but until recently the social aspect of sexuality has been neglected. This volume presents a selected group of influential articles dealing specifically with the social aspects of sexuality. It offers an excellent introduction for students wishing to understand sex as an activity that human beings do with each other, and it complements the how-to and biological approaches that prevail in many current textbooks. Topics covered include crucial differences between...
The study of human sexuality has often been approached from clinical, medical, physiological, and technical perspectives, but until recently the so...
