Intergroup Relations (Mapping Social Psychology)
Contributors: Anthony Manstead (Editor)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: June 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780335092604
Subjects: Social, group or collective psychology; Social Psychology; Psychology
First sentence: It is a basic fact of human existence that people are organized into social groups.
Description: "This book examines social psychology's unique contribution to our understanding of intergroup relations, examining interactions from the level of individual psychological processes to the behavior of large social groups. It focuses on the cognitive and motivational processes that gives rise to group identity, intergroup discrimination and conflict." "Intergroup Relations uses historical and contemporary examples to illustrate abstract concepts, including different types of social groupings - ethnic, religious, political and linguistic. Coverage in each chapter includes historical perspectives, current theory, methodological paradigms, emerging issues and policy applications."--Jacket.