Social Psychology & Interactions

Research on small groups is highly diverse because investigators who study such groups vary in their disciplinary identifications, theoretical interests, and methodological preferences. The goal of this volume is to capture that diversity, and thereby convey the breadth and excitement of small group... More

The development of a sociology of emotions is crucial to our understanding of social life. Emotions are "social things"--controlled and managed in our everyday lives. Why is it then, that in Western social thought, emotions are disdainfully regarded as irrational and very often linked to a "hysteric... More

This is a book about escapes and escape attempts. But the men and women in these pages are not escaping from the cramped cells and barred windows of a prison; they are fleeing from the demands of everyday life, from the suffocating pressure of routine and ritual, from the despair of the breakfast ta... More

Does our understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays demand that we know exactly who Shakespeare really was and what he intended to communicate in his work? This volume examines the role that authorship plays in people's experience of language and art as meaningful human artifacts, as well... More

The articles reprinted in this collection represent noteworthy developments in the field's understanding of attitudes. Together, the readings provide a representative and broad coverage of the literature, illustrating well what the field has come to learn about the structure, function, and consequen... More

Blame society. Blame a bad upbringing. Blame the circumstances. Blame the victim--she may even blame herself. But what about the perpetrator? When the blame is all assigned, will anyone be left to take responsibility? This powerful book takes up the disturbing topic of victimization and blame as a ... More

This book connects the study of kinship to recent developments in cultural psychology and person-centered ethnography. The focus is on South Asian Hindu and Muslim cultural representations of the sibling relationship over the life course the family socialization of dependency, rivalry, cooperation, ... More

Jeremy Carrette argues that the psychology of religion is no longer sustainable without a social critique, and that as William James predicted, the project of the modernist psychology of religion has failed. Controversially he champions greater social and philosophical analysis within the field to c... More

During the past quarter century, community psychologists have worked to make relevant contributions to human welfare in community settings and to effect social change. Working with and in schools, neighborhood organizations, religious institutions, social programs, and government agencies, the commu... More

Global diversity is a key issue facing all companies and organisations. This book embraces diversity and shows how this is a strength that can provide the tools needed to attain the values and characteristics increasing demanded by business corporations and environments. Diversity has enormous benef... More

MEMORY explores some of the many ways that individuals and societies remember, forget, and commemorate events of the past. This thought-provoking and unusual collection will delight a wide variety of readers. 15 photos. 30 diagrams.Memory is both a private, personal phenomenon and a collective inter... More

"Group Communication examines the most effective ways of communicating and interacting within social and work groups, and offers a clear understanding of group communication." "Group Communication" delves into groundbreaking research in group interaction and analyzes its implications for everyday s... More

constitute a code for translating genetic influences into the ontogeny of behaviors, a code every bit as important for behavior as DNA-RNA.... More

This book presents a social psychological approach to the study of intergroup relations to help readers understand the causes and consequences of the distinction between ingroups (those groups to which an individual belongs) and outgroups (social groups that do not include the individual as a member... More

Attitudes research has long formed a central construct in social psychology. This volume draws together cutting edge research that has emerged in this field and examines its implications for the concept of attitude as a paradigm of social psychological understanding. Dividing the subject into two ma... More

Nothing in the field of mental health can be explored in a social vacuum. Race, culture, and ethnicity all have a bearing on mental health care and yet to date the training of mental health professionals has lacked an overall approach to the various aspects of working in a multi-ethnic society. In t... More

Social influence processes play a key role in human behavior. Arguably our extraordinary evolutionary success has much to do with our subtle and highly developed ability to interact with and influence each other. In this volume, leading international researchers review and integrate contemporary the... More

What do skydiving, rock climbing, and downhill skiing have in common with stock trading, vandalism, unprotected sex and sadomasochism? All are high risk pursuits. This book will introduce the reader to the world of voluntary risk-taking, investigating the seductive nature of pursuing peril and teasi... More