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Social Psychology
Individuals, Interaction, and Inequality

Second Edition


September 2024 | 360 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Social Psychology is a comprehensive exploration of how individual behaviors and interactions shape societal dynamics and contribute to social inequalities. The Second Edition provides a unique, sociological perspective on social psychology that is both academically rigorous and accessible to undergraduates.

 
Chapter 1 • Introduction to the Interrelated Processes of Social Psychology
 
Chapter 2 • Methods of Developing Social Psychological Knowledge
 
Chapter 3 • The Individual in a Social World
 
Chapter 4 • Identity Processes
 
Chapter 5 • Intraindividual Processes: Social Cognitions
 
Chapter 6 • Intraindividual Processes: Attitudes
 
Chapter 7 • Beyond Cognition: Affect and Emotions
 
Chapter 8 • Status Processes in Groups
 
Chapter 9 • Power Relations in Groups and Social Networks
 
Chapter 10 • Legitimacy and Leadership in Groups and Organizations
 
Chapter 11 • Justice Processes and Evaluations Within Groups
 
Chapter 12 • Intergroup Processes
Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:

  • Revised and updated throughout including recent research studies and contemporary examples.
  • New topical coverage throughout, including DuBois’s double consciousness of the self, nonbinary identities, colorism, identities in digitally mediated environments, vocal accommodations and status, leadership and inequality.

KEY FEATURES:

  • The text explains an array of processes—involving individual identities, perceptions, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors—that shape social interaction.
  • The story never loses sight of how individual level processes contribute to our understanding of inequality related to class, race, gender disability, and other statuses within social groups.
  • Clear and resonant examples illustrate how social psychology provides a way for students to understand their own lives and ensure they "take home" what they have learned in class.

Sample Materials & Chapters

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