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Essential Social Psychology

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Psychology | Social Psychology | Sociology

April 2020 | 536 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

From aggression to altruism, prejudice to persuasion, Essential Social Psychology 4e introduces students to the classic studies, the controversial debates and innovative research that define social psychology today.

It gives students what they need to know about the key areas of social psychology whilst also demonstrating its relevance  to current, real world events. New to this edition: 

  • Coverage of social neuroscience
  • Inclusion of evolutionary psychology
  • ‘Back to the Real World’ boxes which situate academic findings in the real life context of the world around you

Online, there are resources for students which create a complete learning experience to help students build confidence and apply their knowledge successfully in assignments and exams. You'll also find teaching materials to help every week which can be easily incorporated into your VLE.

 
Chapter 1: History, Methods and Approaches
 
Chapter 2: Attribution
 
Chapter 3: Social Cognition
 
Chapter 4: Attitudes
 
Chapter 5: Social Influence
 
Chapter 6: Group Processes
 
Chapter 7: Self and Identity
 
Chapter 8: Prejudice
 
Chapter 9: Intergroup Relations
 
Chapter 10: Aggression
 
Chapter 11: Prosocial Behaviour
 
Chapter 12: Affiliation and Attraction
 
Chapter 13: Friendship and Love
 
Chapter 14: Applications

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The accompanying website contains:

  • Test banks that provide a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity
    to edit any question and/or insert personalized questions to effectively assess students’
    progress and understanding
  • Editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides that offer complete flexibility for creating
    a multimedia presentation for the course
  • Learning objectives that help students understand focus their reading
  • Chapter summaries that reinforce the most important material
  • Multiple choice questions so that students can test and re-inforce what they have learnt
  • Mindmaps to support teaching and learning


Having endorsed this text book previously, and used it for nearly ten years, I still get asked by students if it’s still one of those books I wish I had written. This updated edition still manages to convey complicated information to students in a clear and easy to comprehend manner – so yes, it’s still one of those books I wish I’d written.

Gareth Hall
Aberystwyth University

Essential Social Psychology is precisely that -- essential. Crisp and Turner are a powerhouse team in social psychology, and this textbook reflects not only their grasp of the literature, but their passion for its findings and implications. The text is both approachable and comprehensive, a must-have for the classroom.

Gordon Hodson
Brock University

Good subject information and nicely presented.

Mrs Gemma Rose Slade
Health and Social Care, Cambourne Pool Redruth College
April 27, 2022
  • New examples and cases added which include the Westminster Bridge Attack and the #metoo movement.
  • General bringing research up to date

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 8: Prejudice


Richard J. Crisp

Richard Crisp is Professor of Social Psychology at Durham University. He read Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford and carried out his doctoral research at Cardiff University. In addition to Durham University Richard has held positions at the Universities of Birmingham, Kent and Sheffield as well as the Aston Business School. Richard’s research has covered the full range of topics that comprise social psychology, from the formation and reduction of prejudice, to the self and identity processes involved in interpersonal relations, from mere exposure and attitude formation, to stereotyping and social categorization. He has... More About Author

Rhiannon N. Turner

Rhiannon Turner is Professor of Social Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast. She did her undergraduate degree at Cardiff University, her Master’s degree at the University of Kent, her doctoral research at the University of Oxford, and her postdoctoral research at the University of Birmingham. In 2007, she took up a lectureship at the University of Leeds, and she was appointed Chair at Queen’s University Belfast in 2012. The main focus of her research is intergroup relations, with a particular interest in direct and indirect forms of contact (such as extended, online, and imagined contact, and nostalgic recall of contact) as a means of... More About Author

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