Social Psychology

Taylor & Francis

A valuable compendium: broad In scope, rich In detail: It should be a most useful reference for students and teachers > \""A valuable compendium: broad In scope, rich In detail: It should be a most useful reference for students and teachers.\"" This is how Alex Inkeles of Stanford University described this text. It is made more so in this paperback edition aimed to reach a broad student population in sociology and psychology. The new Introduction written by Rosenberg and Turner brings the story of social psychology up to date by a rich and detailed examination of trends and tendencies of the 1980s.Although social psychology is a major area of specialization in sociology and psychology, this text Is the first comprehensive and authoritative work that looks at the subject from a sociological perspective. Edited by two of the foremost social psychologists in the United States, this book presents a synthesis of the major theoretical and empirical contributions of social psychology.They h