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New Brochure: Social Psychology - New and Recent Books, 2009
The Psychology Press Social Psychology catalogue 2009 is now available.
This annual catalogue includes new books and selected backlist titles from subject areas including Attitudes and Persuasion, Cross Cultural Psychology, Gender Identity and Sex Roles, Group Processes, Intergroup Behavior, Interpersonal Processes, Non-verbal Communication, Personality, Political Psychology, Prejudice, Self and Social Identity, and Social Cognition..
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The Social Psychology Arena provides professionals, researchers, instructors and students with information on the range of Social Psychology books produced by Routledge, Psychology Press, and also by Guilford Press.
Subjects covered by this Arena include: Applied Social Psychology, Attitudes and Persuasion, Social Influence, Attribution, Criminology and Deliquency, Cross Cultural Psychology, Gender Identity and Sex Roles, Group Processes, Intergroup Behavior, Interpersonal Processes, Non-verbal Communication, Personality, Political Psychology, Prejudice, Religion, Self and Social Identity, Social Cognition, Social Constructionism, Social Psychology of Organizations, and Social Representation.
Social Psychology News:
New: Psychology and Culture: Thinking, Feeling and Behaving in a Global Context
This book provides an understanding of the cultural dimensions of psychology and their applications to everyday settings.
It discusses the basis of culture and presents related theories and concepts, including a description of how cognition and behavior are influenced by different sociocultural contexts.
This up-to-date overview of psychology and culture is ideal reading for undergraduate and graduate students and academics interested in culturally-related topics and issues.
How to Brag
An article from Social Influence was recently highlighted in the BPS Research Digest:
No one likes a show-off. But to get ahead in this world, you're going to need to let at least some people know what you're capable of.
To read the article in full or for more information on Social Influence, visit the journal's website:
New: The Mind in Context
Most psychology research still assumes that mental processes are internal to the person, waiting to be expressed or activated.
This compelling book illustrates that a new paradigm is forming in which contextual factors are considered central to the workings of the mind.
Leading experts explore how psychological processes emerge from the transactions of individuals with their physical, social, and cultural environments.
New: An Introduction to Theories of Personality, 7th Edition
This textbook is a highly readable introduction to the ideas of the most significant personality theorists.
Engaging biographical sketches begin each chapter, and unique capsule summaries help students review key concepts.
Theories come alive through the inclusion of quotations from the theorists' writings and numerous applications such as dream interpretation, psychopathology, and psychotherapy.
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