Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1405124008 ISBN 13: 9781405124003

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2007

Riassunto

This brand new edition of the classic introduction to social psychology - the first to be written from a European perspective - has been given a new lease of life. While maintaining its European heritage and comprehensive coverage of the area, the book has been revamped across the board.

• Changes to the fourth edition include improved accessibility to students thanks to improved illustrations, more use of colour, and a wider, more approachable format.
  
• Fully integrated, cohesive and uniform chapters, ensured by a rigorous editorial process.
  
• More consistency and conciseness in writing style, structure and coverage.
  
• A host of useful, state-of-the-art pedagogical features that catch the imagination.
  
• A full range of instructor support via the book's accompanying website.
  
• New chapters brought in to reflect changes in the discipline, including first-time coverage of qualitative research.
  
• An even fuller European treatment of the topic, with contributions from social psychologists from across the continent.

Combining its traditional academic rigour with a contemporary level of cohesion, accessibility, pedagogy and instructor support, the fourth edition of Introduction to Social Psychology provides the definitive European treatment of social psychology.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Miles Hewstone is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Oxford, and is editor, with Frank Fincham and Jonathan Foster, of the highly successful introductory textbook Psychology, published by Blackwell in association with the British Psychological Society. He is series editor of the Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology and has published widely on the topics of social cognition and intergroup relations.

Wolfgang Stroebe has taught social psychology at universities in the UK, Germany and the USA and is now Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Utrecht. He is editor, with Miles Hewstone, of the European Review of Social Psychology. He has authored or co-authored five books and more than a hundred scientific articles and chapters on topics of social and health psychology.

Klaus Jonas has taught social and organizational psychology at universities in Germany and Austria, and is now Professor of Social and Business Psychology at the University of Zurich. He has authored research on attitude change, health psychology, intergroup relations and human resource management.

Dalla quarta di copertina

The fourth edition of this highly successful introduction to social psychology the first to be written from a European perspective and translated into seven languages has been completely revised and updated. While maintaining its European heritage and comprehensive coverage of the area, all chapters have been totally rewritten to produce:

• Improved accessibility for students, including better illustrations, greater use of colour and a wider, more approachable format


• Fully integrated, cohesive and uniform chapters, ensured by a rigorous editorial process


• Improved consistency and a more concise writing style, structure and coverage


• An even fuller European treatment of the discipline, with contributions written by eminent social psychologists from across the continent, each a leading expert on the topics covered in a given chapter


• A host of useful, state-of-the-art pedagogical features that catch the imagination, including research close-ups, everyday psychology boxes and pioneer sections giving brief biographies of key figures in the field


• A full range of instructor support via the book s accompanying website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/socialpsych

Combining its traditional academic rigour with a contemporary level of cohesion, accessibility, pedagogy and instructor support, the fourth edition of Introduction to Social Psychology provides the definitive European treatment of social psychology.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1405124008
• ISBN 13: 9781405124003
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 409
• Redattore: Hewstone Miles, Stroebe Wolfgang, Jonas Klaus
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile