Constantine Sedikides John Schopler Chester A. Insko
Social psychology has maintained a keen interest over the years in issues related to intergroup behaviour, such as ingroup favouritism and discrimination. The field has also been preoccupied with ways to reduce prejudice and discrimination. Intergroup contact has been offered as the main mechanism for prejudice and discrimination reduction. In the last 15 years, the social cognitive perspective has been applied to the study of intergroup relations. Theoretical advances have been made regarding such issues as the representation of information about ingroup and outgroup members, the structural...
Social psychology has maintained a keen interest over the years in issues related to intergroup behaviour, such as ingroup favouritism and discriminat...
This volume provides a cutting-edge exposition to research on the self. Sixteen authoritative overviews highlight the role of the self around four themes. The first theme is Brain and Cognition, which includes a social neuroscience perspective on the self, implicit self-cognition, the structure of the self and autobiographical memory. The next theme is Motivation, in which chapters include social comparison, self-regulation, narcissism, and modesty. The third theme is Self-esteem and Emotions, covered by chapters on the measurement of self-esteem, terror management theory, sociometer...
This volume provides a cutting-edge exposition to research on the self. Sixteen authoritative overviews highlight the role of the self around four ...
