Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Addressing Social and Practical ProblemsJamie A. Gruman, Frank W. Schneider, Larry M. Coutts This student-friendly introduction to the field focuses on understanding social and practical problems and developing intervention strategies to address them. Offering a balance of theory, research, and application, the updated Third Edition includes the latest research, as well as new, detailed examples of qualitative research throughout. |
Contents
CHAPTER 2 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY | 27 |
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODS IN APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 45 |
CHAPTER 4 INTERVENTION AND EVALUATION | 69 |
PART II APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO ARENAS OF LIFE | 95 |
CHAPTER 5 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO CLINICAL AND COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY | 97 |
CHAPTER 6 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO THE MEDIA | 129 |
CHAPTER 7 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO SPORTS TEAMS | 155 |
CHAPTER 8 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO HEALTH | 189 |
CHAPTER 13 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO THE ENVIRONMENT | 351 |
CHAPTER 14 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO DIVERSITY | 383 |
PART III APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO ONES OWN LIFE | 415 |
CHAPTER 15 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS | 417 |
CHAPTER 16 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO THE CLASSROOM | 435 |
BALANCING OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM | 453 |
REFERENCES | 473 |
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CHAPTER 9 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO EDUCATION | 221 |
CHAPTER 10 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO ORGANIZATIONS | 253 |
CHAPTER 11 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | 287 |
CHAPTER 12 APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO THE COMMUNITY | 321 |
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ABOUT THE EDITORS | 589 |
CONTRIBUTORS | 591 |
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