Psychology Library Editions: Social Psychology
About the Book Series
Psychology Library Editions: Social Psychology (30-volume set) brings together an eclectic mix of titles from a wealth of authors with diverse backgrounds, seeking to understand human behaviour and interaction from a socio-psychological perspective. The series of previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1908 and 1993, includes those from some authors considered to be founders of social psychology and traces the development of the subject from its early foundations.
Perspectives on Social Psychology
1st Edition
Edited
By Clyde Hendrick
June 01, 2017
Originally published in 1977, this volume was intended to provide a relatively elementary and clear overview of some of the more important approaches to social psychology at the time. There are a number of perspectives on this discipline, but here, instead of traditional theoretical approaches (e.g...
Principles of Social Psychology: Third Edition
1st Edition
By Kelly G. Shaver
June 01, 2017
Originally published in 1987 this third edition won praise from students and instructors alike for its challenging "no nonsense" approach to the field. Thoroughly updated to reflect current research of the time, the text retains the qualities that had become its hallmarks: a cognitive approach to ...
Progress in Social Psychology: Volume 1
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Fishbein
June 01, 2017
Originally published in 1980, this title was the first of a new monograph series in social psychology. The editor presents a format for showing the progress of social psychology as a viable, exciting and relevant discipline. The papers contained in this volume represent progress in theory and ...
Property: A Study in Social Psychology
1st Edition
By Ernest Beaglehole
June 01, 2017
First published in 1931, this book represents an attempt to study the psychological basis of the institution of property. There had been many psychological and social studies of marriage and religion prior to publication of this title but none which considered the problems which arise when the ...
Psycho-Analysis and Social Psychology
1st Edition
By William McDougall
June 01, 2017
From the Preface: ‘In these few lectures delivered in the University of London (May 1935) I have returned to the always interesting, but generally quite futile, task of criticizing the teachings of Professor Sigmund Freud and his school. On the present occasion my criticisms are made with ruthless ...
Psychology of Group Influence: Second Edition
1st Edition
Edited
By Paul B. Paulus
June 01, 2017
Originally published in 1989, this title showcased new developments, providing a systematic and in-depth overview of some of the basic issues in the field of group psychology. Subject areas range from basic group processes to complex interactive phenomena. There are international contributions, ...
Relations and Representations: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Psychological Science
1st Edition
By John D. Greenwood
June 01, 2017
What is the nature of social psychological science? What does a realist approach to human behaviour offer? Originally published in 1991, this lucid introduction to the philosophy of social psychological science takes a new and original approach to the subject. The author repudiates traditional ...
Social Fabrics of the Mind
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Chance
June 01, 2017
Originally published in 1988, this book outlines a new evolutionary paradigm for understanding human society and mental structure, originating from the editor's work in primate ethology. It is supported and further elaborated by the contributors. Chance argues that two modes of social interaction, ...
Social Interaction and its Management
1st Edition
By Judy Gahagan
June 01, 2017
Originally published in 1984, this book is concerned with our everyday behaviour with other people. It examines the nature of social interaction and the resources utilized in our engagement with others, and the ways in which these processes may be controlled and resources improved. Two themes are ...
Social Psychology: The Study of Human Interaction
1st Edition
By Theodore M. Newcomb, Ralph H. Turner, Philip E. Converse
June 01, 2017
Combining the efforts of sociologists and psychologists, this work, originally published in 1952 and revised in 1966, embraces these two disciplines to show how social-psychological problems must be viewed in individual as well as general terms. Human interaction is, therefore, the main theme of ...
Social Psychology Through Experiment
1st Edition
Edited
By George Humphrey, Michael Argyle
June 01, 2017
Although widely taught to undergraduates, teachers, managers and adult students, practical work and demonstrations in social psychology were often found very difficult to carry out satisfactorily. Originally published in 1962, this book presented for the first time a series of experiments which ...
Social-Cognitive Development in Context
1st Edition
Edited
By Felicisima C. Serafica
June 01, 2017
The relationship between the cognitive and social spheres of human functioning and their context has long been regarded by social and behavioural scientists as a central theoretical issue. By the early 1980s a number of empirical studies had further elucidated the nature of this relationship but no...