num_pages: 224
description: `Could certainly be used as a stand-alone text. Aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates, it could also be read by others who may be prompted to identify yet further dimensions with which to map contemporary social psychology and define their position in relation to others′ - The Psychologist This clearly structured textbook presents a broad overview of the key issues that underpin social psychology. These the nature of science and `psychology as science′; descriptive, emancipatory and critical theories; and the different ways in which social psychology is applied in the social and political world. Drawing upon a number of different perspectives, this volume will introduce students
language: English
title: Theory and Social Psychology
titlecomplete: Theory and Social Psychology (Published in association with The Open University)
ratings_count: 5
publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd