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Social Psychology
Foundations, Advances and Applications

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October 2024 | 616 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Aiming to empower you throughout your undergraduate journey, this textbook covers the entire social psychology curriculum. More importantly, it offers inspiration to help you become an adept social psychologist, ready to unravel the intricacies of human behaviour in the world around you.

This textbook helps you connect theories directly to your own experiences, world views, and behaviours. It features personal narratives from a diverse range of practising social psychologists, from academics to practitioners, offering a rich collection of real-world examples and encouraging deep thinking about your future career.

Each chapter moves through the foundations, advances and applications of the field with exercises and revision prompts to ensure success and real understanding.

Stefania Paolini is Professor of Social Psychology, Milica Vasiljevic is Associate Professor of Behavioural Science and Richard J. Crisp is Professor of Social Psychology. All are based at Durham University.

Rhiannon N. Turner is Professor of Social Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast.
Paddy Ross, Milica Vasiljevic and Stefania Paolini
Chapter 1: History and Research Methods
Kimberly Rios and Alysson E. Light
Chapter 2: Self and Identity
Jenny Paterson
Chapter 3: Affiliation, Friendship, and Love
Smadar Cohen-Chen
Chapter 4: Social Emotions
Mario Weick
Chapter 5: Social Cognition
Christopher R. Jones and Lambros Lazuras
Chapter 6: Attitudes and Persuasion
Fanny Lalot and Julie Van De Vyver
Chapter 7: Social Influence
David Rast and Amber Gaffney
Chapter 8: Group Processes
Shelley McKeown, Amanda Williams and Shazza Ali
Chapter 9: Prejudice
Michèle Denise Birtel
Chapter 10: Intergroup and Intercultural Relations
Milica Vasiljevic
Chapter 11: Behaviour Change

This had far too little content on equality diversity gand inclusion. The little there was felt like an add on. It was published mainly in black on white text which was ridiculously small and inaccessible. Finally, the author bios / chapter authors represent a small and non-representative clique of researchers in social psychology. I can do far, far better from other publishers.

Dr Sian E Jones
Psychology, Sociology and Education, Queen Margaret University
June 6, 2025

Broadly linked to module content so added to reading list

Dr Dom Wilmott
Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University
January 23, 2025

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