An Introduction to Social Psychology

Part I: Introducing Social Psychology Chapter 1: Studying Social Behaviour Part II: Understanding Your Social World Chapter 2: Social Perception and Cognition Chapter 3: The Social Self Chapter 4: Attitudes, Ideologies and Values Part III: Influencing Others Chapter 5: Attitude Change Chapter 6: Social Influence Chapter 7: Language and Communication Part IV: Friends and Foes Chapter 8: Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships Chapter 9: Prosocial Behaviour Chapter 10: Cooperation and Conflict Chapter 11: Aggression Part V: People in Groups Chapter 12: Social Identity, Groups and Leadership Chapter 13: Prejudice Chapter 14: Crowds and Collective Behaviour Part VI: Social Psychology in Action Chapter 15: Applied Social Psychology

Whereas many textbooks of social psychology essentially list off a stream of facts and findings from the field, Alcock and Sadava tell the story of social psychology, providing context and interpretation necessary to understand why we, as social creatures, act, think, and behave as we do. Their global perspective does a great service to the field and will benefit educators and students internationally. -- Professor Gordon Hodson I found this text to be well laid out and very comprehensible - engaging and user friendly. For the undergraduate students that I teach, this text is concise and pitched at the right level. I appreciate the turn towards some critical perspectives within social psychology to encourage the student's critical mentality. -- Dr Joe Hinds Very exciting and potentially transformative - this is a book that is truly global in scope. -- Dr Victoria Scaife