Sociocultural Perspectives in Social Psychology Current Readings
by Peplau, Letitia Anne; Taylor, Shelley E.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-12-10
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary
A reader designed as a supplement to traditional sophomore/junior-level courses in Social Psychology, Personality, and Introductory Psychology. A first of its kind, this innovative supplementary text offers students the most current findings on sociocultural issues in social psychology. Presented with a multicultural perspective, this collection of readings complements a basic textbook with new research and concepts about culture, ethnic minorities, and established principles as they relate to standard topics of social psychology. The readings in this book are derived from primary sources written by renowned authors, and reflect the field's diverse methods for conducting research. Context-setting introductions and critical thinking questions encourage students to carefully consider each topic's applicationsand implicationsboth in and out of the classroom.
Table of Contents
| To the Reader | |
| A Guide to Sociocultural Resources in Social Psychology | |
| Introduction | |
| The Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race in American Psychology | |
| College Sophomores in the Laboratory: Influences of a Narrow Data Base on Psychology's View of Human Nature | |
| "Most of the Subjects Were White and Middle Class": Trends in Published Research on African Americans in Selected APA Journals, 1970-1989 | |
| Perceiving People and Events | |
| Standing Out and Standing In: The Psychology of Control in America and Japan | |
| Token Status and Problem-Solving Deficits: Detrimental Effects of Distinctiveness and Performance Monitoring | |
| Perceptions of Social Responsibilities in India and in the United States: Moral Imperatives or Personal Decisions? | |
| Universals and Cultural Differences in the Judgments of Facial Expressions of Emotions | |
| The Social Self | |
| Culture and the Self: Implications for Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation | |
| Persuasion and Culture: Advertising Appeals in Individualistic and Collectivistic Societies | |
| Psychological Impact of Biculturalism: Evidence and Theory, Teresa LaFromboise | |
| Negotiating Social Identity When Contexts Change: Maintaining Identification and Responding to Threat | |
| Relating to Others | |
| Collectivism-Individualism in Everyday Social Life: The Middle Kingdom and the Melting Pot | |
| Individualistic and Collectivistic Perspectives on Gender and the Cultural Context of Love and Intimacy | |
| Cooperation-Competition and Self-Esteem: A Case of Cultural Relativism | |
| Violence and U.S. Regional Culture | |
| Social Psychology in Life | |
| Race and the Schooling of Black Americans | |
| The Sociocultural Context of African-American and White American Women's Rape | |
| The Pace of Life | |
| Cultural Perspectives on International Negotiations | |
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