Theory And Social Psychology (Published in association with The Open University)

Roger Sapsford

ISBN 10: 0761958398 / ISBN 13: 9780761958390

Published by SAGE Publications Inc, United States, Thousand Oaks, 1998

`Could certainly be used as a stand-alone text. Aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates, it could also be read by others who may be prompted to identify yet further dimensions with which to map contemporary social psychology and define their position in relation to others - The Psychologist This clearly structured textbook presents a broad overview of the key issues that underpin social psychology. These include: the nature of science and `psychology as science; descriptive, emancipatory and critical theories; and the different ways in which social psychology is applied in the social and political world. Drawing upon a number of different perspectives, this volume will introduce students to the important debates around what constitutes valid argument and research in social psychology, its aims, scope and subject matter, and the degree to which social psychology can be said to be itself a social institution and a part of the network of social regulation and definition. Theory and Social Psychology is one of four books which form the core of The Open Universitys course Social Psychology: Personal Lives, Social Worlds. Seller Inventory # GOR014640031

Synopsis:

`Could certainly be used as a stand-alone text. Aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates, it could also be read by others who may be prompted to identify yet further dimensions with which to map contemporary social psychology and define their position in relation to others′ - The Psychologist

This clearly structured textbook presents a broad overview of the key issues that underpin social psychology. These include: the nature of science and `psychology as science′; descriptive, emancipatory and critical theories; and the different ways in which social psychology is applied in the social and political world.

Drawing upon a number of different perspectives, this volume will introduce students to the important debates around what constitutes valid argument and research in social psychology, its aims, scope and subject matter, and the degree to which social psychology can be said to be itself a social institution and a part of the network of social regulation and definition.

Theory and Social Psychology is one of four books which form the core of The Open University′s course Social Psychology: Personal Lives, Social Worlds.

About the Authors: Roger Sapsford is Reader in Social Research at the University of Teesside.

Margaret Wetherell is Professor of Social Psychology at the Open University, UK and Director of the Economic and Social Research Council Programme on Identities and Social Action.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Theory And Social Psychology (Published in ...
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc, United States, Thousand Oaks
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fine