You are here

Social Psychology
Share
Share

Social Psychology
Individuals, Interaction, and Inequality

Second Edition


October 2024 | 360 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Social Psychology is a comprehensive exploration of how individual behaviors and interactions shape societal dynamics and contribute to social inequalities. The Second Edition provides a unique, sociological perspective on social psychology that is both academically rigorous and accessible to undergraduates.
 
Chapter 1 • Introduction to the Interrelated Processes of Social Psychology
Roots, Overview, and Key Themes

 
Segue: Moving From the Content of Social Psychology to the Means of Studying It

 
 
Chapter 2 • Methods of Developing Social Psychological Knowledge
The Logic of Scientific Inquiry

 
Social Research Methodologies

 
Ethical Issues

 
Segue: From the Means of Collecting Data to the Patterns Revealed

 
 
Chapter 3 • The Individual in a Social World
How Do Individuals Socially Construct Their Worlds?

 
How Does the Social Self Emerge?

 
Segue: The Symbolic Interaction Approach and Identity Processes

 
 
Chapter 4 • Identity Processes
How Do Individuals Socially Construct Their Identities?

 
How Do Identities Affect the Choices We Make and Our Interactions With Others?

 
Segue: The Symbolic Interaction Approach, Identity Processes, and Social Cognition

 
 
Chapter 5 • Intraindividual Processes: Social Cognitions
Cognitive Processing: How Do Humans Perceive Social Stimuli?

 
How Do People Form Impressions of Others?

 
What Determines People’s Inferences About the Causes of Social Behavior?

 
How Do Cognitions Affect Behavior?

 
Segue: Social Cognitions Feed Attitude Processes

 
 
Chapter 6 • Intraindividual Processes: Attitudes
How Do Attitudes Develop?

 
How Do Attitudes Change?

 
Reciprocal Influences: To What Extent Are Attitudes Related to Behavior?

 
Segue: Moving From Attitudes to Affect

 
 
Chapter 7 • Beyond Cognition: Affect and Emotions
What Distinguishes Emotions From Other Affective States?

 
Why Do People Feel What They Feel?

 
What Influences Displays of People’s Feelings?

 
How Do Gender and Race or Ethnicity Influence Experience and Display of Emotions?

 
How Do Affective States Influence Social Interaction?

 
Segue: Emotions, Status, Power, and Inequality

 
 
Chapter 8 • Status Processes in Groups
How Are Groups Defined?

 
What Is Conformity, and Why Do People Conform in Groups?

 
Status Processes in Groups

 
How Do Characteristics Acquire Status Value in the First Place?

 
Segue: Status and Power

 
 
Chapter 9 • Power Relations in Groups and Social Networks
Social Exchange Theory Overview

 
When Will Actors Use Power in Social Exchange Relations?

 
How Do Commitment and Trust Develop in Social Exchange Relations?

 
What Is the Role of Emotions in Social Exchange Relations?

 
What Is the Relationship Between Status and Power?

 
Segue: Power and Legitimacy

 
 
Chapter 10 • Legitimacy and Leadership in Groups and Organizations
What Is the Process of Legitimacy?

 
What Are the Consequences of Legitimation? The Good and the Bad

 
How Do Leaders Gain Legitimacy?

 
Segue: Legitimacy and Justice

 
 
Chapter 11 • Justice Processes and Evaluations Within Groups
What Is Justice?

 
How Do People Perceive Injustice?

 
How Do People Respond to Perceptions of Injustice?

 
Segue: Justice and Intergroup Relations in Society

 
 
Chapter 12 • Intergroup Processes
What Processes Underlie Intergroup Behavior?

 
How Do Prejudice and Discrimination Fuel Intergroup Processes?

 
How Can Negative Intergroup Behavior Be Ameliorated?

 
Conclusion: Intergroup Processes and Addressing Social Inequalities

 

Sample Materials & Chapters

Hegtvedt_2e_01

Hegtvedt_2e_02


For instructors

Select a Purchasing Option