Handbook of Social Psychology

by John DeLamater (Editor), Amanda Ward (Editor)

Overview

This handbook provides an overview of social psychology and up-to-date coverage of current social psychological topics. It covers major theoretical perspectives as well as discusses development and socialization in childhood, adolescence and adulthood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789401794060
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	08/02/2014
Series:	Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
Edition description:	Second Edition 2013
Pages:	649
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.05(d)

About the Author

John DeLamater brings a broad, biopsychosocial perspective to the study of sexuality through the life course. His recent work has focused on changes in sexual functioning associated with age. He has published papers on sexual desire and sexual behavior in persons aged 45 to 75+ and a paper on sexual satisfaction using data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (ages 62-67). His recent work considers influences on frequency of sexual activity and cessation of sexual activity among persons 57 to 85. A major review and synthesis of research on sexuality in later life appears in the Annual Review of Sex Research, 2012. He co-edited Sex for Life: From virginity to Viagra, how sexuality changes throughout our lives, NYU press. DeLamater was awarded the Alfred E. Kinsey Award for Distinguished Contributions to the field of sex research by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. He is the co-author of a primary text in social psychology and another on sexuality.

Table of Contents

Theoretical Perspectives.- The Symbolic Interactionist Frame.- Expectation States Theory.- Social Exchange Theory.- Social Structure and Personality.- Evolutionary Social Psychology.- Development and Socialization.- Development and Socialization in Childhood.- Socialization in Adolescence.- Development and Socialization through the Adult Life Course.- Intrapersonal Processes.- Self and Identity.- Language and Social Interaction.- Social Cognition.- Ideologies, Values, Attitudes, and Behavior.- Emotions and Sentiments.- Interpersonal Processes.- Attraction and Interpersonal Relationships.- Interaction in Small Groups.- Interaction in Social Networks.- Social Structure and Psychological Functioning.- The Individual in Sociocultural Context.- Social Psychological Perspectives on Deviance.- Intergroup Relations.- Social Psychological Perspectives on Crowds and Social Movements.- Cross-Cultural Social Psychology.

Editorial Reviews

"The social psychology in this book is not parochial to sociologists; it demonstrates the value of integrating the more quantitative research tradition in psychological social psychology with some of the qualitative and theoretical breadth of sociological social psychology. A valuable resource for libraries serving undergraduate and graduate programs in social psychology." (K.M. McKinley; Social and Behavioral Sciences, 41:6)

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