| Description |
Critical Readings in Social Psychology brings a fresh approach to the study of key topics in social psychology by contrasting classic and contemporary readings in core social psychological areas. Each chapter author presents contrasting approaches to a particular topic through the inclusion of two or three extracts from previously published texts that have been influential in shaping social psychological ideas. These extracts are supported by the author's commentary, which illuminates the part that debate and criticism play in the ways that social psychology continues to change and develop. The result is a clear and stimulating collection on seven key topics in social psychology:
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| Author Biography |
| Table of Contents |
Preface Introduction Close relationships Attitudes The fundamental attribution error Intragroup processes: Entitativity Intergroup processes: Social identity theory Bystander intervention Individual differences Conclusion Acknowledgements Index |




