Author : Roger Sapsford
Release : 1998-05-21
Genre : Psychology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 390/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Theory and Social Psychology by : Roger Sapsford
Download or read book Theory and Social Psychology written by Roger Sapsford. This book was released on 1998-05-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `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