This social psychology text, written by well-known sociologists, covers such topics as socialization, self, attitudes, communication, social influence, interpersonal attraction and relationships, behavior in small groups, life course, and personality and social structure. As students move through the text, they will explore answers to a wide variety of questions, such as: What decides who someone will fall in love with? Where do aggressive, violent, and criminal behaviors come from? Why are some people more charitable than ...
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This social psychology text, written by well-known sociologists, covers such topics as socialization, self, attitudes, communication, social influence, interpersonal attraction and relationships, behavior in small groups, life course, and personality and social structure. As students move through the text, they will explore answers to a wide variety of questions, such as: What decides who someone will fall in love with? Where do aggressive, violent, and criminal behaviors come from? Why are some people more charitable than others? Why do some people obey authority and conform while others always have to buck the trend? Why are some people lazier when they work in groups? What is the source of people's stereotypes and prejudices? What causes conflict between groups? And finally, what makes us who we are?
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There is an eighth edition out to this book. If your course lecturer requests the eighth edition don't think that you can get away with purchasing this one. The eighth edition is substantially different with new chapters and added information within the chapters. I don't know why anyone would even bother with buying this edition now, unless they just want to read for fun!
Vadim K
Mar 21, 2013
Poor textbook
Very difificult to read book. It was purchased as a textbook for the class. I would not reccomend this book to anyone there are much better social psychology books with better explanation and more intereting to read/learn.
