Unlike other texts for undergraduate sociological social psychology courses, this text presents the three distinct traditions in sociological social psychology--symbolic interactionism, social structure and personality, and group processes and structures--and emphasizes the different theoretical frameworks social psychological analyses are conducted within each research tradition. With this approach, the authors make clear the link between sociological social psychology, theory, and methodology. Students will gain a better understanding of how and why social psychologists trained in...

Unlike other texts for undergraduate sociological social psychology courses, this text presents the three distinct traditions in sociological social psychology--symbolic interactionism, social structure and personality, and group processes and structures--and emphasizes the different theoretical frameworks social psychological analyses are conducted within each research tradition. With this approach, the authors make clear the link between sociological social psychology, theory, and methodology. Students will gain a better understanding of how and why social psychologists trained in...