Social Psychology: Attitudes, Cognition and Social Behaviour - Softcover

Eiser, J. Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521339340 ISBN 13: 9780521339346

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1986

Synopsis

Written principally for students at the intermediate level, this text provides a broad critical review of the various empirical and theoretical traditions from which contemporary social psychology derives and, as the subtitle implies, offers balanced (though necessarily selective) insights into the perspectives that different researchers have adopted. It derives from J. Richard Eiser's previous textbook, Cognitive social psychology, which has been thoroughly revised and reorganized, incorporating fresh material that reflects the changes that have been taking place in the field since the beginning of the decade. The approach is broadly cognitive, though by no means narrowly so, the three main parts - 'Attitudes', 'Judgement and Interference' and 'Identity and Interaction' - indicating the principal emphases. Although it is North American research that has made the greatest contribution to our understanding of social behaviour, significant European work is not neglected in Richard Eiser's exposition. It is this awareness of the dynamism of the field and of the cross-fertilization taking place between different disciplines that gives this text its distinctive flavour and attraction for students and professionals alike.

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Book Description

This text provides a broad critical review of the various empirical and theoretical traditions in social psychology as well as offering balanced insights into the perspectives of different researchers in both North America and European regions. Written principally for students at the intermediate level, this text will be useful to students and professionals alike.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0521339340
• ISBN 13: 9780521339346
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412