Social Psychology

Synopsis

<>This text,written by ateam of sociologists, introduces students to social psychology by focusing on the contributions of sociology to this field, and on the perspectives, theories, and issues that are of the greatest importance to sociology.

This text emphasizes sociological work in the field, such as the effect of largersocial-structural conditions on individuals and groups, and theories/perspectives frommacrosociology. Also, it reflects more of the issues that sociologists are concerned with, such associal inequality, than psychology texts do.

The 2nd edition now includesnewconcepts, theories, and methodologies such as frame analysis, identity control theory, and autoethnography, to name a few.