Social Psychology and Human Nature, Brief Version
W. Keith Campbell, University of Georgia:  "I am very impressed. The writing is terrific, as are the examples and images. More importantly, however, many books seem to suck the life right out of social psychology-they almost make it seem as if we are studying something other than ourselves. This book makes it clear that social psychology is directly engaged in the study of our shared human nature, with all its trade-offs and complexities but also with its underlying rationality. This is the first book I will be able to assign to my class and not feel a tad guilty."Nelse Ostlund, University of Nevada, Las Vegas:  "SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN NATURE marks a path that others would be wise to follow. Baumeister and Bushman manage to synthesize principles of evolutionary psychology into social psychology while seamlessly accenting the role of society and culture."James Previte, Victor Valley College: I was struck by the wonderful job of integration accomplished by the authors. By integration, I mean both the goal of culture with nature and the integration of earlier material with later material as one read the different chapters. Many authors attempt to build upon earlier work with later chapters but this [book] shows an unusual degree of success at this."Gretchen Sechrist, Statue University of New York at Buffalo: "There is a nice balance of classic and contemporary research. Studies are described thoroughly and the overall point of the experiments and how they relate to the topic at hand are discussed and repeated well enough to be easily understood, while at the same time remaining interesting, which I think is very important for an undergraduate textbook."Jarret T. Crawford, Rutgers University: "I especially liked the sections addressing current issues or events, particularly those regarding ?Food for Thought? and ?The Social Side of Sex.? Those vignettes would appeal to students more so than the . . . boxes in my [current] text, and also provide a deeper coverage of stigmatized groups."--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.