| Social Psychology Contributor(s): Lindesmith, Alfred R. (Author), Strauss, Anselm (Author), Denzin, Norman K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761907459 ISBN-13: 9780761907459 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $215.82 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: A basic introduction to the field, Social Psychology, Eighth Edition takes a critical, symbolic, interactionist approach and helps students understand the very nature of how individuals do things together in today??'s society. The book has been significantly revised and takes into consideration a number of the recent turns in the field: the increased sense that American social psychology is deeply embedded in a world culture; that postmodernism has much to offer the study of the social world; and that new theories on sexuality, identity, deviance, and the body provide a fascinating viewpoint on the person within society. Now in paperback to be more affordable to students, Social Psychology, 8th Edition provides a distinctive alternative for the professor of social psychology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 302 |
| LCCN: 98058146 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 7.34" W x 10.33" (2.38 lbs) 488 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Eighth Edition of this classic text provides a basic introduction to the field of social psychology. Taking a critical symbolic interactionist approach, Social Psychology helps students understand the very nature of how individuals do things together in today′s society. The book has been significantly revised taking into consideration a number of recent turns in the field, such as: the increased sense that American social psychology is deeply embedded in world culture; that postmodernism has much to offer the sudy of the social world; and that new theories on sexuality, identity, deviance and the body provide a fascinating viewpoint on a person within society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Denzin, Norman K.: - Norman K. Denzin, Distinguished Emeritus Research Professor of Communications, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of over 50 books and 200 professional articles and chapters. He is the past president of The Midwest Sociological Society and the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. He is the founding president of the International Association of Qualitative Inquiry (2005-) and director of the International Center of Qualitative Inquiry (2005-). He is a past editor of The Sociological Quarterly, founding coeditor of Qualitative Inquiry, and founding editor of Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies, International Review of Qualitative Research, and Studies in Symbolic Interaction: A Research Annual. |