The Field Study in Social Psychology: How to Co, Grzyb, Dolinski..

Name: The Field Study in Social Psychology: How to Co, Grzyb, Dolinski..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Field Study in Social PsychologyHow to Conduct Research Outside of a Laboratory Setting?\nAuthor(s): Tomasz Grzyb, Dariusz Dolinski\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367636449, 978-0367636449\nSynopsis\nThis unique book offers a comprehensive introduction to field studies as a research method in social psychology, demonstrating that field studies are an important element of contemporary social psychology, and encourages its usage in a methodologically correct and ethical manner. \n\nThe authors demonstrate that field studies are an important and a much-needed element of contemporary social psychology and that abandoning this method would be at a great loss for the field. Examining successful examples of field studies, including those by Sherif and Sherif, studies of obedience by Hofling, or the studies of stereotypes of the Chinese by LaPiere, they explore the advantages and limitations of the field study meth.