Gebundenes Buch

Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology

Beschreibung

Providing a comprehensive exploration of the major developments of social psychological theories that have taken place over the past half century, this innovative two-volume handbook is a state of the art overview of the primary theories and models that have been developed in this vast and fascinating field.

Authored by leading international experts, each chapter represents a personal and historical narrative of the theory's development including the inspirations, critical junctures, and problem-solving efforts that effected theoretical choices and determined the theory's impact and its evolution. Unique to this handbook, these narratives provide a rich background for understanding how theories are created, nurtured, and shaped over time, and examining their unique contribution to the field as a whole. To examine its societal impact, each theory is evaluated in terms of its applicability to better understanding and solving critical social issues and problems.

Autor

Paul van Lange is a Professor at the Free University at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, working on social interdependence, cooperation and competition, trust, and misuderstanding in social dilemmas. He is also a Professorial fellow on Societal Conflicts at the University of Leiden at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology. He has held a number of other positions, including Scientific Director of the Kurt Lewin Institute (see www.kurtlewininstitute.nl), Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and the European Journal of Social Psychology, and member of the Policy Advice Committee of Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research. Throughout Arie Kruglanski′s career as a social psychologist his interests have centered on how people form judgments, beliefs, impressions and attitudes and what consequences this has for their interpersonal relations, their interaction in groups and their feelings about various "out groups". In connection with these interests he has formulated a theory of lay epistemics (Kruglanski, 1989) that specified how thought and motivation interface in the formation of subjective knowledge. His interest in goals, belief formation, and group processes has led to involvement in the social psychology of terrorism. He has been writing and teaching a yearly seminar on this topic, looking at issues such as individual and organizational aspects of terrorism, terrorism as a tool of minority influence, suicidal terrorism and other related topics. He has also been member of various panels of the National Academy of Science devoted to the social/psychological aspects of terrorism. As of January 10, 2004 He has been appointed as a co-director of a Center of Excellence for Research on the Behavioral and Social Aspects of Terrorism and Counterterrorism, established at the University of Maryland, College Park. E. Tory Higgins is Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and Professor of Management at the Columbia Business School. He also directs the Motivation Science Center. Professor Higgins conducts research on social cognition, self and affect, motivation and cognition, culture and personality and social development. He has received several recognitions for this work, including the Lifetime Contribution Award from the International Society for Self & Identity (2006), a Fellow of the Amercian Academy of Arts & Sciences (2006), the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Distinguished Scientist Award (2005), the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (2000), the American Psychological Society William James Fellow Award for Distinguished Achievements in Psychological Science (2000), the Thomas M. Ostrom Award for Social Cognition (1999), the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Donald T. Campbell Award (1996), and a MERIT Award from the National Institute of Mental Health (1989). In 2004, he received Columbia University′s Presidential Award For Outstanding Teaching.

Produktdetails

• SAGE Social Psychology Program
• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 1144
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 183mm x 71mm
• Gewicht: 2359g
• ISBN-13: 9781847875143
• ISBN-10: 1847875149
• Artikelnr.: 32887668

Rezensionen

'These volumes would be of interest to professionals in the field, as each chapter provides a scholarly overview of each theory. Graduate students and those just beginning their professional careers should also find the personal narratives of interest. The opportunity to pull back the curtain and peek into the thought process of some of social psychology's most prominent theorists as they struggled with their creations is not only a valuable lesson but a treat as well. I look forward to adding these volumes to my personal collection' -
Mark A. Stambush
American Psychological Association