TY - BOOK AU - Goldstein,Jeffrey H. TI - Social psychology SN - 0122870506 AV - HM251 .G6656 U1 - 302 GOL PY - 1980/// CY - New York PB - Academic Press KW - Social psychology N1 - Includes indexes; Bibliography: p. 479-535; To the Student To the Instructor Acknowledgments 1 Social Psychology: Philosophical and Theoretical Issues Levels of Analysis Some Basic Assumptions of Social Psychology The Goals of Social Psychology Theories in Social Psychology Summary Suggested Readings 2 The Testing Of Theories: Research Methods In Social psychology Notes on the Testing of Theories The Nature of Hypotheses Testing Hypotheses: Methods of Inquiry Measurement in Social Psychology Non-Hypothesis-Testing Research The Relationship between Theory and Method Why Observations Cannot Exist without Theories Have I Got a Theory for You! Post Hoc Explanations Some Ethical Considerations Summary Suggested Readings 3 Socialization: The Development of Social Behavior The Agents of Socialization Theories and Processes of Socialization Sex Roles and Symbolic Interactionism Differentiation, Generalization, and Attitudes Charity Begins at Home: The Development of Prosocial Behavior Learning To Be Aggressive The Origins of Sociability Summary Suggested Readings 4 Social Perception and Attribution Object Perception and Person Perception Object Perception Person Perception Attribution Summary Suggested Readings 5 Attitude Change, Propaganda, and Communication The Nature of Communication Some Theories of Attitude Change Attitude Change and the Communication Process Summary Suggested Readings 6 Interpersonal Attraction: Strangers, Friends, and Lovers Levels of Attraction Attraction Toward Strangers and Brief Acquaintances Physical Attractiveness: Sex Appeal Romantic Attraction and Love Summary Suggested Readings 7 Altruism and Helping Behavior Some Definitions The Kitty Genovese Case Bystander Intervention: Theory and Research A Cost-Reward Analysis The Just-World Phenomenon Christians Who Saved Jews from the Nazis: Situational and Personality Factors in Helping Social Norms and Helping Summary Suggested Readings 8 The Social Psychology of Aggression The Nature of Human Aggression Theories of Aggression Obedience to Authority Social Psychological Perspectives on War Summary Suggested Readings 9 The Nature of Groups The Social Psychological Study of Groups Affiliation: Why We Join Groups Group Structure Group Processes Collective Behavior Summary Suggested Readings 10 Intergroup Relations: Prejudice, Conflict, and Cooperation A Note on Race and Sex Differences The Nature of Prejudice Reducing Prejudice Reducing Other Types of Intergroup Conflict Summary Suggested Readings 11 Social Behavior in the Physical Environment The Environment: Objective and Subjective Population and Behavior: Spacing, Territoriality, and Crowding City Life Summary Suggested Readings 12 Applied Social Psychology Prospects for an Applied Social Psychology Varieties of Applied Social Psychology Preventive Social Psychology Summary Suggested Readings 13 The Social Psychology of Abnormal Behavior Aesthetics Humor Sports The Law Science Social Psychology Summary Suggested Readings Special Features Interviews Chapter 4 An Interview with Marianne La France and Clara Mayo Chapter 6 An Interviewwith George Levinger Chapter 8 An Interview with Seymour Feshbach Chapter 10 An Interview with James M. Jones Chapter 13 An Interview with Kenneth Gergen Time Outs Chapter 2 A Glossary of Technical Terms Chapter 3 What's in a Name? Chapter 4 How to Know Where You Are Chapter 6 Making a Date If You Are Shy Meaningful Relationships The Major Elements of a Satisfactory Marriage Chapter 9 Schoolgirls Laugh Uncontrollably as "Epidemic" Strikes Tanzania Chapter 10 "It Takes One to Know One" - Notes on Intergroup Research The Sting of Polish Jokes Chapter 11 Avoiding Faux Pas When Visiting a Foreign Country American Cities: Some Good and Some Bad Chapter 12 Science and Immediate Social Goals Social Science in the White House ER -