<>This text,<b>written by a</b><b>team of sociologists</b>, 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. <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">This text emphasizes sociological work in the field, such as the effect of larger<b>social-structural conditions on individuals and groups</b>, and theories/perspectives from<b>macrosociology</b>. Also, it reflects more of the issues that sociologists are concerned with, such as<b>social inequality</b>, than psychology texts do.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The 2nd edition now includes<b>n</b>ew<b>concepts, theories, and methodologies</b> such as frame analysis, identity control theory, and autoethnography, to name a few.</p>