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The Construction of Social Judgments

by Leonard L. Martin & Abraham Tesser

Researchers have been addressing social judgment from a cognitive perspective for more than 15 years. Within recent years, however, it has become increasingly clear that many of the models and assumptions initially...


Age Structuring in Comparative Perspective

by David I. Kertzer & K. Warner Schaie

This volume studies age as a basis for social organization by uniting research from the social science disciplines while implementing both cross-cultural and historical perspectives. The contributors, a distinguished...


Intersections With Attachment

by Jacob L. Gewirtz, William M. Kurtines & Jacob L. Lamb

Attachment has long been a key area of social development. Work on attachment processes has involved a variety of species as well as humans in diverse cultures and at various points in the life cycle. This volume...


Social and Applied Aspects of Perceiving Faces

by Thomas R. Alley

This interdisciplinary overview integrates a variety of perspectives on the process and interpretation of faces as a major source of verbal and nonverbal communication. Written by authors from social, experimental,...


Missing Us: Re-Visioning Psychoanalysis from the Perspective of Community

by Ryan LaMothe

A foundational premise in this book is that the question and struggle of the 21st century for people in Western societies is one of community. To be relevant and helpful, psychological and, in particular, psychoanalytic...


Trauma: A Social Theory

by Jeffrey Alexander

In this book Jeffrey C. Alexander develops an original social theory of trauma and uses it to carry out a series of empirical investigations into social suffering around the globe.

Alexander argues that traumas...


Cultural Variation in Conflict Resolution: Alternatives to Violence

by Douglas P. Fry, Kaj Bj"rkqvist & Kaj Bjorkqvist

This volume's central purpose is to provide a clearly written, scholarly exploration of cultural variation regarding conflict resolution and in so doing, highlight certain alternatives to violence. It presents...


The Family on the Threshold of the 21st Century: Trends and Implications

by Solly Dreman

Is there life for the family in the 21st century? Pessimists view the traditional two-parent nuclear family as a relic of the past, attributing their gloomy outlook to increased demands from the workplace, rampant...


Work-Life Balance: A Psychological Perspective

by Fiona Jones, Ronald J Burke & Mina Westman

What are the effects of conflict between home and work?

Does work stress affect those who live with you?

In the rapidly changing modern work environment, time pressures seem ever increasing and new technology...


Perspectives on Cognitive Dissonance

by R. A. Wicklund & J. W. Brehm

Published in 1976, Perspectives on Cognitive Dissonance is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Psychology.


Self-Esteem Issues and Answers: A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives

by Michael H. Kernis

Research and theory on self-esteem have flourished in recent years.  This resurgence has produced multiple perpectives on fundamental issues surrounding the nature of self-esteem and its role in psychological...


Understanding World Jury Systems Through Social Psychological Research

by Martin F. Kaplan & Ana M. Martín

This volume examines diverse jury systems in nations around the world. These systems are marked by unique features having critical implications for jury selection, composition, functioning, processes, and ultimately,...


Stereotype Activation and Inhibition: Advances in Social Cognition, Volume XI

by Jr., Robert S. Wyer

The use of social sterotypes as a basis for judgments and behavioral decisions has been a major focus of social psychological theory and research since the field began. Although motivational and cognitive influences...


The Psychology of Prejudice: The Ontario Symposium, Volume 7

by Mark P. Zanna & James M. Olson

This volume consists of expanded and updated versions of papers presented at the Seventh Ontario Symposium on Personality and Social Psychology. The series is designed to bring together scholars from across...


Memory and Society: Psychological Perspectives

by Lars-Göran Nilsson & Nobuo Ohta

Memory and Society explores the social factors which influence human memory and our conceptualisation of memory. It examines the relationships between memory, society and culture and considers the relevance...


Embodied Collective Memory: The Making and Unmaking of Human Nature

by Rafael F. Narváez

The human body is not a given fact—it is acquired, achieved, and learned. The body remembers, and it does so in collectively relevant ways. This book discusses how, why, and to what extent corporeal memories...


Self -Esteem

by Virgil Zeigler-Hill

In this edited collection a distinguished set of contributors present a broad overview of psychological research on self-esteem. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field, and surveys current research...


Individual Differences and Personality

by Michael C. Ashton

How do we come to be who we are? Why do we differ in our personalities? How do these differences matter in life? This textbook on Individual Differences and Personality aims to describe how and why personality...


Self-Inference Processes: The Ontario Symposium, Volume 6

by James M. Olson, Mark P. Zanna & C. Peter Herman

Although self-inference processes -- the ways individuals make judgments about themselves -- have been studied in social psychology and sociology for many years, a distinct literature on this topic has not emerged...


Social Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture: A Political Economy Perspective

by Matthew McDonald & Stephen Wearing

Social Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture: A Political Economy Perspective presents a critical analysis of the leading positions in social psychology from the perspective of classical and contemporary...