An Introduction to social psychology : global perspectives / James Alcock and Stan Sadava.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-596) and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introducing social psychology
Introducing social psychology
What social psychology is and is not
Social psychology yesterday and today
Culture, globalization and social psychology
Applied social psychology
Science and social psychology
An overall perspective
A note on the text
Sources of information
Further reading
1. Studying social behaviour
Finding patterns in nature
Measurement
Research methods
Non-experimental methods
Experimental methods
Cross-cultural research
Meta-analysis
Research ethics
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
pt. II Understanding your social world
2. Social perception and cognition
Forming impressions of people
Attributions of causality
Attribution theories
Attributional biases
An evaluation of attribution theories
Social cognition
Categorical thinking: The schema
Processing social information Note continued: Construal-level theory and counterfactual thinking
Rapid reasoning
Integrative complexity in thinking
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
3. The social self
Self-schemata and their effects
Self-evaluation
Self-regulation
Culture and the self
Presenting ourselves to others
Knowing yourself, or feeling good about yourself?
Final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
4. Attitudes, ideologies and values
The nature of attitudes
Measuring attitudes
Ideology
Personal and social values
Character values
Functions of attitudes
The relationship between attitudes and behaviour
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
pt. III Influencing others
5. Attitude change
From the inside out: Cognitive consistency and attitude change
The evolution of cognitive dissonance theory
A revised model of cognitive dissonance Note continued: Attitude change: From the outside in: Persuasion and attitude change
What predicts persuasion?
How these factors combine
Persuasion and cognition: A dual-process approach
Elaboration likelihood model
Limits to persuasion
Is attitude change `real'?
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
6. Social influence
Unintended social influence
Conformity
Direct influence
The adamant minority
Nonconformity and innovation
Intentional influence
Obedience
Disobedience
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
7. Language and communication
What is said: The words
How it is said: Paralanguage
Who said it: Language and impressions of the speaker
Language and gender: Do women and men speak differently?
Language and discrimination
Language accommodation and group boundaries
Who becomes bilingual?
Non-verbal communication
Categories of non-verbal behaviour Note continued: A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
pt. IV Friends and foes
8. Interpersonal attraction and close relationships
Affiliation and attachment
Interpersonal attraction
The power of physical attractiveness
Similarity and attraction
Reinforcement, reciprocity and attraction
Intimacy and close relationships
Love
Relationship problems
Loneliness
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
9. Prosocial behaviour
Exploring the meaning of prosocial behaviour
The roots of prosocial behaviour
Prosocial reactions to help and harm
Taking prosocial action: Volunteerism
The bystander effect
Heroism
The beneficiary
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
10. Cooperation and conflict
Social exchange theory
Social conflict as a `game'
Factors affecting the course of conflict
Intergroup conflict
Resolution of conflict
A final note
Summary
Further reading Note continued: Weblinks
11. Aggression
Exploring the meaning of aggression
Researching aggression
The roots of aggression
Is violence sick?
The General Aggression Model
The reduction of aggression
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
pt. V People in groups
12. Social identity, groups and leadership
Social categorization, identification and comparison
Social comparison
Social Identity Theory and Self-Categorization Theory
Small groups
Leadership
Characteristics of the leader
Group decision-making
Groupthink
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
13. Prejudice
Prejudice
The nature of prejudice
The affective component of prejudice
Discrimination: The behavioural component of prejudice
The origins of prejudice
The prejudiced personality
The victims of prejudice
Can prejudice be reduced or eliminated?
Sexism
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks Note continued: 14. Crowds and collective behaviour
What is collective behaviour?
Contagion
Rumour
Urban legends
Conspiracy theories
Fads and fashions
Social movements
A final note
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks
pt. VI Social psychology in action
15. Applied social psychology
Social psychology and the law
The trial
Justice
Health and well-being
Psychosocial health risks
Treatment and recovery
Social psychology and public health
Well-being: More than absence of illness
Summary
Further reading
Weblinks

Psychology recognises no borders. The relationships between people and the groups they form are determined by similar principles no matter where in the world they come from. This book has been written to introduce students from all countries and backgrounds to the exciting field of social psychology. Recognising the limitations that come from studying the subject through the lens of any one culture, the authors have crafted a truly international social psychology book for the modern era. Based on classic and cutting-edge scholarship from across the world, this text encourages mastery of the basics as well as critical thinking

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