Social Psychology of Everyday Politics

Name: Social Psychology of Everyday Politics
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Social Psychology of Everyday PoliticsAuthor(s): Caroline Howarth, Eleni Andreouli\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138814448, 978-1138814448\nSynopsis\nThe Social Psychology of Everyday Politics examines the ways in which politics permeates everyday life, from the ordinary interactions we have with others to the sense of belonging and identity developed within social groups and communities. Discrimination, prejudice, inclusion and social change, politics is an on-going process that is not solely the domain of the elected and the powerful.\n\nUsing a social and political psychological lens to examine how politics is enacted in contemporary societies, the book takes an explicitly critical approach that places political activity within collective processes rather than individual behaviors. While the studies covered in the book do not ignore the importance of the individual, they underscore the need to examine t.