Description
Book SynopsisROBBIE SUTTON is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent. He has published extensively on topics such as justice, inequality, gender and sexism, causal explanation, and attitudes to science. He has been Associate Editor for the
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and the
British Journal of Social Psychology, and has served on the editorial boards of the
European Journal of Social Psychology and the
Journal of Language and Social Psychology. With Matthew Hornsey and Karen Douglas, Robbie edited
Feedback: The Communication of Praise, Criticism and Advice. He is a Fellow of both the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Association for Psychological Science.KAREN DOUGLAS is a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent. Her research primarily focuses on the psychology of conspiracy theories. She also studies the effects of communication technology on social interaction. Karen has been Co-Editor of the
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Trade Review
This lively and engaging textbook places the student reader at its heart. Sutton and Douglas provide an insightful critical overview of the discipline together with inspiring real-world student research projects. This edition keeps an impressive pace with advances in the field, including important new theoretical and methodological perspectives on seminal studies. * Benjamin Gardner, King’s College London, UK *
I strongly recommend this textbook to anyone teaching undergraduate social psychology. It provides extensive and up-to-date coverage of research in the area, and is written in an accessible style that draws students in and keeps them engaged. I have used it in my own teaching, and never looked back. In my view, it is one of the best textbooks on the market. The additional online resources are a huge bonus if you are new lecturer preparing teaching material for the first time. * Chris Sibley, University of Auckland, New Zealand *
Sutton and Douglas have updated their excellent book, not just by adding recent studies but also by re-evaluating some of the classics. With its systematic encouragement of reflection and critical thinking, a real-world focus, and inspiring examples of qualitative and quantitative student work, this is not just a great textbook but an advertisement for social psychology itself. * Dennis Nigbur, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK *
In this second edition, Sutton and Douglas have produced a rare textbook which engages students not merely as consumers of knowledge, but as collaborators in the learning process. Nurturing critical thinking and raising consciousness every step of the way, they masterfully explain and apply social psychology to critique the world around them and social psychology itself. Indeed, it will be my go-to-guide for teaching social psychology for many years to come. * Rachel Calogero, Western University, Canada *
Robbie Sutton and Karen Douglas have written an excellent and timely overview of the field of social psychology. Easy to read and well-structured, it provides students with a wealth of information and knowledge. What I like most is that it actively challenges students to critically reflect on social psychological findings and the methods and experiments by which those findings have been acquired. – Alain Van Hiel, Ghent University, Belgium * Alain Van Hiel, Ghent University, Belgium *
Table of Contents
1. The discipline of social psychology PART 1: THINKING AND FEELING 2. The social self: understanding ourselves 3. The social perceiver: understanding the social world 4. The social judge: attitudes, emotions and behaviour PART 2: RELATING 5. Communication 6. Persuasion 7. Close relationships PART 3: BELONGING 8. The social group 9. Social influence 10. Group behaviour 11. Intergroup relations PART 4: APPLYING 12. Improving intergroup relations 13. Understanding and controlling aggression 14. Altruism and justice 15. Social psychology and you.
