Description
Book SynopsisNyla R. Branscombe is Professor of Psychology at University of Kansas. She received her B.A. from York University in Toronto, M.A. from the University of Western Ontario, and Ph.D. in 1986 from Purdue University. She has served as Associate Editor for Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, British Journal of Social Psychology, and Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. In 2015 she received the University of Kansas Byron A. Alexander Graduate Mentor Award.
Professor Branscombe has published more than 140 articles and chapters, has been twice co-recipient of the Otto Kleinberg prize for research on Intercultural and International Relations, and twice the co-recipient Society of Personality and Social Psychology Publication Award. She co-edited the 2004 volume Collective Guilt: International Perspectives, published by Cambridge University Press, the 2007 volume Commemorating Brown: The Social Psychology of Racism and Discrimination, published by the Amer
Table of Contents
- Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life
- Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World
- Social Perception: Perceiving and Understanding Others
- The Self: Answering the Question, Who Am I?
- Attitudes: Evaluating and Responding to the Social World
- Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination: The Causes, Effects, and Cures
- Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships
- Social Influence: Changing Others Behavior
- Prosocial Behavior: Helping Others
- Aggression: Its Nature, Causes, and Control
- Groups and Individuals: The Consequences of Belonging
- Social Psychology: Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Happiness
