Girishwar Misra, Purnima Singh

Social Psychology in a Globalizing Era

Engaging with Disciplinary and Societal Challenges

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume locates social psychology in the context of contemporary societies in an increasingly globalizing world where time, space and relationships are reshaped by powerful information, communication, and travel technologies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032573052
• ISBN-10: 1032573058
• Artikelnr.: 72011723

Autorenporträt

Girishwar Misra is formerly a Professor of Psychology at the University of Delhi. Earlier he taught at Gorakhpur University 1970-1079), Allahabad University (1979-1983), Bhopal University (1983-1993), before joining as Professor, Delhi University in 1993, where he served for the rest of his career. He served as Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra, (2014-2019). His teaching , research and publications focus on cultural and indigenous psychology, human development, and self and identity, and emotions. He has been President of the National Academy of Psychology, India; Senior Fulbright Fellow at Swarthmore College, Philadelphia and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. He has been visiting fellow at Rohr University, Bochum, Germany, University of Sussex, Britain and New School of Social Research, New York. He is a recipient of National Fellowship by the NAOP, and National Fellowship of the Indian Council of Social Science Research ( ICSSR), S.C. Mitra Memorial Award of Asiatic Society, and Honorary Fellowship of International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP). Purnima Singh is Institute Chair Professor at IIT Delhi, Delhi, India. Earlier she was a Professor at University of Allahabad. She is a Past President and a Fellow of National Academy of Psychology. She is editor of Psychological Studies (Springer). She is on the Editorial Board of International Journal of Psychology. She is also in the Executive Committee of International Association of Cross- Cultural Psychology and President-Elect of Division3-Psychology and Societal Development of the International Association of Applied Psychology. Her research interests include justice, intergroup relations, and structural variables and education.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I: Challenges in Understanding the Social 1 Making Sense
of the 'Social,' Relevance of the 'Local' and the Era of the 'Global':
Encounters of a Social Psychologist 2 Living Together in Culturally-Diverse
Societies 3 The Highs and Lows of Taking Psychology out into the Real World
PART II: Societal Changes and Social Psychology 4 Addressing Environmental
Problems in South Asia and the World: The Need for Multiplism and Policy
Relevance 5 The Deceptive Silence on Environmental Crisis 6 Social and
Individual Concerns and Mahatma Gandhi: An Informal Essay 7
Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Globalization PART III: Identity
and Intergroup Relations 8 Gender and Age Stereotypes from a Cross-Cultural
Perspective 9 Being a Kalpwasi: Pilgrimage and Identity on the Banks of the
Ganga 10 Women, Work, and Health: Perspectives from India 11. Changing
Landscape of Social Interactions: Decoding Route to Harmony PART IV:
Affective and Cognitive Processes and Change 12 Social Influence Revisited
13 Science, Technology and Art of Leadership, and Organisational Change:
Issues and Implications 14 Emerging Perspectives on Social Decision-Making
Epilogue: Visible and Invisible: Some Reflections on Developments in Social
Psychology in India