Social Psychology Arena

The Scientist and the Humanist

A Festschrift in Honor of Elliot Aronson

• Edited by Marti Hope Gonzales, Carol Tavris and Joshua Aronson.

Published May 2010

Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th Century. He is best known for his theorizing and research on cognitive dissonance theory -- one of the most provocative and enduring theories in contemporary psychology -- and for his design of the "jigsaw…
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The Psychology of Justice and Legitimacy

• Edited by D. Ramona Bobocel, Aaron C. Kay, Mark P. Zanna and James M. Olson.

Published October 2009

In response to the international turmoil, violence, and increasing ideological polarization, social psychological interest in the topics of legitimacy and social justice has blossomed considerably. Social psychologists have explored the psychological underpinnings of people’s reactions to injustice…
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Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

• Edited by Todd D. Nelson.

Published February 2009

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent prejudice researchers who explore key topics, by presenting an overview of current research and, where appropriate,…
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Intergroup Misunderstandings

Impact of Divergent Social Realities

• Edited by Stephanie Demoulin, Jacques-Philippe Leyens and John F Dovidio.

Published December 2008

The objectives of the volume are to direct the field’s attention to the unique value of studying interactions between members of different groups and to offer the most up-to-date summaries of prominent and cutting-edge scholarship on this topic written by leading scholars in the field. A central…
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Colonialism and Genocide

• Edited by Dirk Moses, and Dan Stone.

Published December 2007

Previously published as a special issue of Patterns of Prejudice, this is the first book to link colonialism and genocide in a systematic way in the context of world history. It fills a significant gap in the current understanding on genocide and the Holocaust, which sees them overwhelmingly as…
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Multiple Social Categorization

Processes, Models and Applications

• Edited by Richard J. Crisp, and Miles Hewstone.

Published October 2006

'Ethnic cleansing', 'institutional racism', and 'social exclusion' are just some of the terms used to describe one of the most pressing social issues facing today’s societies: prejudice and intergroup discrimination. Invariably, these pervasive social problems can be traced back to differences in…
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Standards and Expectancies

Contrast and Assimilation in Judgments of Self and Others

• By Monica Biernat.

Published September 2005

This book examines how standards and expectancies affect judgments of others and the self. Standards are points of comparison, expectancies are beliefs about the future, and both serve as frames of reference against which current events and people (including the self) are experienced. The central…
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Analysing Identity

Cross-Cultural, Societal and Clinical Contexts

• Edited by Peter Weinreich, and Wendy Saunderson.

Published December 2002

People's identities are addressed and brought into being by interaction with others. Identity processes encompass biographical experiences, historical eras and cultural norms in which the self's autonomy varies according to the flux of power relationships with others.Identity Structure Analysis (…
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Attitudes and Attitude Change

• By Gerd Bohner, and Dr Michaela Wanke.

Published February 2002

Attitudes - cognitive representations of our evaluation of ourselves, other people, things, actions, events, ideas - and attitude change have been a central concern in social psychology since the discipline began. People can - and do - have attitudes on an infinite range of things but what are…
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Reducing Intergroup Bias

The Common Ingroup Identity Model

• By Samuel L. Gaertner, and John F. Dovidio.

Published July 2000

Considers situations and interventions that can foster more inclusive representation and ways, both theoretically and practically, and that a common ingroup identity can facilitate more harmonious intergroup relations.…
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