| The Person in Social Psychology Contributor(s): Burr, Vivien (Author) |
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ISBN: 184169181X ISBN-13: 9781841691817 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: Traditional social psychology assumes that the person has an already-existing nature that then becomes subject to the influence of social environment."The Person in Social Psychology"challenges this model, drawing on theories from micro-sociology and contemporary European social psychology to suggest a more "social" re-framing of the person. In this book Vivien Burr has provided a radical new agenda for students of social psychology and sociology. She argues for an understanding of the person, where the social world is not a set of variables that affect a pre-existing individual, but is instead the arena where the person becomes formed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 302 |
| LCCN: 2001044215 |
| Series: Psychology Focus |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.66" W x 8.66" (0.51 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Traditional social psychology assumes that the person has an already-existing nature that then becomes subject to the influence of the social environment. The Person in Social Psychology challenges this model, drawing on theories from micro-sociology and contemporary European social psychology to suggest a more 'social' re-framing of the person. In this book Vivien Burr has provided a radical new agenda for students of social psychology and sociology. Using concepts familiar to the social psychologist, such as norms, roles, demand characteristics and labelling, she argues for an understanding of the person where the social world is not a set of variables that affect a pre-existing individual, but is instead the arena where the person becomes formed. |