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The classic Handbook of Social Psychology has been the standard professional reference for the field of social psychology for many years. Now available in a new edition, Volume 2 of this internationally acclaimed work brings readers up to date with new chapters on social neuroscience, mind perception, morality, and social stratification. The editors have structured Volume 2 in a way that highlights the many levels of analysis used by contemporary psychologists. All academics, graduate students, and professional social psychologists will want to own a copy of this landmark work.

Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors

Volume 1

Part I: The Science of Social Psychology

1. History of Social Psychology: Insights, Challenges, and Contributions To Theory and Application 3
Lee Ross, Mark Lepper, and Andrew Ward

2. The Art of Laboratory Experimentation 51
Timothy D. Wilson, Elliot Aronson, and Kevin Carlsmith

3. Social Psychological Methods Outside The Laboratory 82
Harry T. Reis and Samuel D. Gosling

4. Data Analysis In Social Psychology: Recent and Recurring Issues 115
Charles M. Judd and David A. Kenny

Part II: The Social Being

5. Social Cognitive Neuroscience 143
Matthew D. Lieberman

6. Social Psychophysiology and Embodiment 194
Jim Blascovich and Wendy Berry Mendes

7. Automaticity and The Unconscious 228
Ap Dijksterhuis

8. Motivation 268
John A. Bargh, Peter M. Gollwitzer, and Gabriele Oettingen

9. Emotion 317
Dacher Keltner and Jennifer S. Lerner

10. Attitudes 353
Mahzarin R. Banaji and Larisa Heiphetz

11. Attitudes and Persuasion: From Biology To Social Responses To Persuasive Intent 394
Dolores Albarracín and Patrick Vargas

12. Perceiving People 428
C. Neil Macrae and Susanne Quadflieg

13. Nonverbal Behavior 464
Nalini Ambady and Max Weisbuch

14. Mind Perception 498
Nicholas Epley and Adam Waytz

15. Judgment and Decision Making 542
Thomas D. Gilovich and Dale W. Griffin

16. Self and Identity 589
William B. Swann, Jr. and Jennifer K. Bosson

17. Gender 629
Wendy Wood and Alice H. Eagly

18. Personality In Social Psychology 668
David C. Funder and Lisa A. Fast

19. Health 698
Shelley E. Taylor

20. Experimental Existential Psychology: Coping With The Facts of Life 724
Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg, Sander Koole, and Sheldon Solomon

Volume 2

Part III: The Social World

21. Evolutionary Social Psychology 761
Steven L. Neuberg, Douglas T. Kenrick, and Mark Schaller

22. Morality 797
Jonathan Haidt and Selin Kesebir

23. Aggression 833
Brad J. Bushman and L. Rowell Huesmann

24. Affiliation, Acceptance, and Belonging: The Pursuit of Interpersonal Connection 864
Mark R. Leary

25. Close Relationships 898
Margaret S. Clark and Edward P. Lemay, Jr.

26. Interpersonal Stratification: Status, Power, and Subordination 941
Susan T. Fiske

27. Social Conflict: The Emergence and Consequences of Struggle and Negotiation 983
Carsten K. W. De Dreu

28. Intergroup Relations 1024
Vincent Yzerbyt and Stéphanie Demoulin

29. Intergroup Bias 1084
John F. Dovidio and Samuel L. Gaertner

30. Social Justice: History, Theory, and Research 1122
John T. Jost and Aaron C. Kay

31. Influence and Leadership 1166
Michael A. Hogg

32. Group Behavior and Performance 1208
J. Richard Hackman and Nancy Katz

33. Organizational Preferences and Their Consequences 1252
Deborah H. Gruenfeld and Larissa Z. Tiedens

34. The Psychological Underpinnings of Political Behavior 1288
Jon A. Krosnick, Penny S. Visser, and Joshua Harder

35. Social Psychology and Law 1343
Margaret Bull Kovera and Eugene Borgida

36. Social Psychology and Language: Words, Utterances, and Conversations 1386
Thomas Holtgraves

37. Cultural Psychology 1423
Steven J. Heine

Author Index I-1

Subject Index I-85

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 12/03/2010
      ISBN13: 9780470137499, 978-0470137499
      ISBN10: 0470137495

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The classic Handbook of Social Psychology has been the standard professional reference for the field of social psychology for many years. Now available in a new edition, Volume 2 of this internationally acclaimed work brings readers up to date with new chapters on social neuroscience, mind perception, morality, and social stratification. The editors have structured Volume 2 in a way that highlights the many levels of analysis used by contemporary psychologists. All academics, graduate students, and professional social psychologists will want to own a copy of this landmark work.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Contributors

      Volume 1

      Part I: The Science of Social Psychology

      1. History of Social Psychology: Insights, Challenges, and Contributions To Theory and Application 3
      Lee Ross, Mark Lepper, and Andrew Ward

      2. The Art of Laboratory Experimentation 51
      Timothy D. Wilson, Elliot Aronson, and Kevin Carlsmith

      3. Social Psychological Methods Outside The Laboratory 82
      Harry T. Reis and Samuel D. Gosling

      4. Data Analysis In Social Psychology: Recent and Recurring Issues 115
      Charles M. Judd and David A. Kenny

      Part II: The Social Being

      5. Social Cognitive Neuroscience 143
      Matthew D. Lieberman

      6. Social Psychophysiology and Embodiment 194
      Jim Blascovich and Wendy Berry Mendes

      7. Automaticity and The Unconscious 228
      Ap Dijksterhuis

      8. Motivation 268
      John A. Bargh, Peter M. Gollwitzer, and Gabriele Oettingen

      9. Emotion 317
      Dacher Keltner and Jennifer S. Lerner

      10. Attitudes 353
      Mahzarin R. Banaji and Larisa Heiphetz

      11. Attitudes and Persuasion: From Biology To Social Responses To Persuasive Intent 394
      Dolores Albarracín and Patrick Vargas

      12. Perceiving People 428
      C. Neil Macrae and Susanne Quadflieg

      13. Nonverbal Behavior 464
      Nalini Ambady and Max Weisbuch

      14. Mind Perception 498
      Nicholas Epley and Adam Waytz

      15. Judgment and Decision Making 542
      Thomas D. Gilovich and Dale W. Griffin

      16. Self and Identity 589
      William B. Swann, Jr. and Jennifer K. Bosson

      17. Gender 629
      Wendy Wood and Alice H. Eagly

      18. Personality In Social Psychology 668
      David C. Funder and Lisa A. Fast

      19. Health 698
      Shelley E. Taylor

      20. Experimental Existential Psychology: Coping With The Facts of Life 724
      Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg, Sander Koole, and Sheldon Solomon

      Volume 2

      Part III: The Social World

      21. Evolutionary Social Psychology 761
      Steven L. Neuberg, Douglas T. Kenrick, and Mark Schaller

      22. Morality 797
      Jonathan Haidt and Selin Kesebir

      23. Aggression 833
      Brad J. Bushman and L. Rowell Huesmann

      24. Affiliation, Acceptance, and Belonging: The Pursuit of Interpersonal Connection 864
      Mark R. Leary

      25. Close Relationships 898
      Margaret S. Clark and Edward P. Lemay, Jr.

      26. Interpersonal Stratification: Status, Power, and Subordination 941
      Susan T. Fiske

      27. Social Conflict: The Emergence and Consequences of Struggle and Negotiation 983
      Carsten K. W. De Dreu

      28. Intergroup Relations 1024
      Vincent Yzerbyt and Stéphanie Demoulin

      29. Intergroup Bias 1084
      John F. Dovidio and Samuel L. Gaertner

      30. Social Justice: History, Theory, and Research 1122
      John T. Jost and Aaron C. Kay

      31. Influence and Leadership 1166
      Michael A. Hogg

      32. Group Behavior and Performance 1208
      J. Richard Hackman and Nancy Katz

      33. Organizational Preferences and Their Consequences 1252
      Deborah H. Gruenfeld and Larissa Z. Tiedens

      34. The Psychological Underpinnings of Political Behavior 1288
      Jon A. Krosnick, Penny S. Visser, and Joshua Harder

      35. Social Psychology and Law 1343
      Margaret Bull Kovera and Eugene Borgida

      36. Social Psychology and Language: Words, Utterances, and Conversations 1386
      Thomas Holtgraves

      37. Cultural Psychology 1423
      Steven J. Heine

      Author Index I-1

      Subject Index I-85

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