Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective

by HEWSONE (Author)

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  1988

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  This book aims to provide a comprehensive and updated introduction to the discipline which incorporates the contributions of both the European and American traditions. It examines the construction of the social world, emphasizing the aspects of social cognition, attitudes and attribution theory. It explores issues of communication and social interaction, and gives a full account of behaviour within and between groups. It also includes an assessment of the history of social psychology, its methodology and some of its major applications. Designed to meet the needs of students, the book incoporates a glossary of key terms, a list of major references and suggestions for further reading.

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  Paperback
  1996

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  In the third edition of this successful and influential textbook, Miles Hewstone and Wolfgang Stroebe have brought together some of the key theorists of European social psychology to produce a lucid and authoritative introduction to social psychology. Revised and updated to take into account developments in the field, Introduction to Social Psychology includes, for example, new chapters on health psychology, organisational psychology and cooperation and conflict. Together with The Blackwell Reader in Social Psychology and The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, this new edition presents a complete social psychology course for those looking to provide their students with a thorough and challenging introduction to this burgeoning field of study.