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  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1483369730
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1483369730
  • Author:  Jamie 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.

 

Table of Content:

  1. PART I Foundations of Applied Social Psychology
  2. 1. Defining the Field of Applied Social Psychology
  3. Social Psychology
  4. Defining Social Psychology
  5. Social Psychology as a Science
  6. Applied Social Psychology
  7. Applied Social Psychology as a Science
  8. The Role of Personal Values
  9. Historical Context of Applied Social Psychology
  10. A Problem Focus
  11. Approaches to Applied Social Psychology
  12. Social Influences on Behavior: The Power of the Situation
  13. Levels of Analysis
  14. The Need for a Broad Approach
  15. Various Roles of Applied Social Psychologists
  16. Overview of Book
  17. Summary
  18. 2. Social Psychological Theory
  19. The Scientific Process
  20. Theory in Social Psychology
  21. Functions of Social Psychological Theories
  22. Characteristics of Social Psychological Theories
  23. Cognitive Dissonance Theory
  24. Description
  25. Organization
  26. Direction
  27. Intervention
  28. Summing Up Cognitive Dissonance Theory
  29. Theory of Planned Behavior
  30. Description
  31. Organization
  32. Direction
  33. Intervention
  34. Summing Up the Theory of Planned Behavior
  35. Summary
  36. 3. Research Methods in Applied Social Psychology
  37. Methods of Data Collection
  38. Variables and Their Measurement
  39. Self-Report Methods: The Special Case of Surveys
  40. Observational Methods
  41. Research Designs
  42. True Experiments
  43. Quasi-Experiments
  44. Correlational Studies
  45. Descriptive Studies
  46. Research Settings
  47. Qualitative Research Methods
  48. Research Ethics
  49. Postscript
  50. Summary
  51. 4. Intervention and Evaluation
  52. Design of Interventions
  53. Nature of Interventions
  54. Key Tasks in Intervention Design and Delivery
  55. Evaluation of Interventions
  56. Reasons for Evaluating Interventions
  57. Ineffective Interventions
  58. Types of Evaluation
  59. Importance of Research Design in Evaluating Interventions
  60. Evidence-Based Interventions
  61. An Intervention Example: Reducing Alcohol Problems on Campus
  62. Identifying the Problem
  63. Developing a Solution: Forming the Intervention Hypothesis
  64. Goal Setting and Designing the Intervention
  65. Implementing the Intervention
  66. Evaluating the Intervention
  67. Incorporating Qualitative Methods to Design and Evaluate Interventions
  68. Further Applications of Social Norm Theory
  69. Other Interventions
  70. Examples of Other Interventions
  71. Complex Problems Require Complex Solutions
  72. Influencing Social Policy
  73. Intervention Issues
  74. Process Issues
  75. Ethical Issues
  76. Summary
  77. PART II Applying Social Psychology to Arenas of Life
  78. 5. Applying Social Psychology to Clinical and Counseling Psychology
  79. The Origins of Psychological Disorders
  80. The Social Psychological Roots of Social Anxiety
  81. A Social Psychological Model of Depression
  82. The Treatment and Prevention of Psychological Disorders
  83. Self-Presentation Theory: An Approach to Treating Social Anxiety
  84. Hopelessness Theory Approach to Treating Depression
  85. The Diagnosis of Psychological Disorders
  86. Biases in Clinical Decision Making
  87. Final Thoughts
  88. Summary
  89. 6. Applying Social Psychology to Sports Teams
  90. Team Dynamics
  91. Team Cohesion
  92. Team Confidence
  93. Effective Communication
  94. Team Goal Setting
  95. Team Building
  96. Family Psychology Intervention
  97. Communication Training Intervention
  98. Summary
  99. 7. Applying Social Psychology to the Media
  100. How Does Media Violence Affect Us?
  101. The Consequences of Viewing Media Violence
  102. Imitation of Violence
  103. Media Violence and Aggressive Thoughts
  104. Media Violence and Fear
  105. What Happens When We Watch Pornography?
  106. Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Nonviolent Pornography
  107. Effects of Exposure to Embedded Violent Sexual Material
  108. Reducing the Harmful Effects of Exposure to Violent Sexual Material
  109. Does Political News Coverage Affect Us?
  110. How the Media Influence Our Thoughts
  111. Effects of Negative Media Coverage of the Government
  112. Summary
  113. 8. Applying Social Psychology to Health
  114. Health Psychology Defined
  115. The Biopsychosocial Model
  116. Social Variables and Health
  117. Promoting Health and Preventing Illness
  118. Persuasion and Social Influence in Media Health Coverage
  119. Health Literacy: Evaluating Health-Related Information on the Internet
  120. Family, Peer, and School Influences
  121. Changing Health Behavior
  122. Health Belief Model
  123. Theory of Planned Behavior
  124. Transtheoretical Model
  125. Stress, Coping, and Social Support
  126. Stress and Coping
  127. Social Support
  128. Summary
  129. 9. Applying Social Psychology to Education
  130. Intrapersonal Processes: Increasing Success, Reducing Failure
  131. What Factors Affect Student Performance?
  132. How Can Student Performance Be Improved?
  133. Interpersonal Processes: Teachers and Students Interacting
  134. Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement
  135. Students Interacting With Other Students
  136. When Interactions Turn Ugly: Aggression in School
  137. Summary
  138. 10. Applying Social Psychology to Organizations
  139. The Individual in an Organizational Context
  140. Making Sense of Others in the Work Environment
  141. Job Satisfaction: Antecedents and Consequences
  142. Interpersonal Processes in Organizations
  143. Communication
  144. Group Decision Making
  145. Summary
  146. 11. Applying Social Psychology to the Criminal Justice System
  147. The Crime and the Criminal
  148. The Social Psychology of a Crime
  149. The Origins of Criminal Behavior
  150. The Response of the Criminal Justice System
  151. The Police Investigation
  152. The Courtroom
  153. The Prison Setting
  154. Summary
  155. 12. Applying Social Psychology to the Community
  156. What Is Community Psychology?
  157. Defining Community Psychology
  158. Origins of Community Psychology
  159. Community Psychology Values and Approaches
  160. Sense of Community
  161. Life in the City
  162. The Internet as a Community and Source of Help
  163. Diversity Versus Prejudice and Stigmatization
  164. The Importance of Diversity
  165. Research on Stigmatization
  166. The Media and Stigmatization
  167. Bringing About Social Change
  168. Social Action and Activism
  169. Using Research to Influence Social Change
  170. Activism in Research
  171. Influencing Policy
  172. Changing Structural or Social Barriers
  173. Summary
  174. 13. Applying Social Psychology to the Environment
  175. Resource Dilemmas
  176. A Family of Dilemmas
  177. What Is a Resource Dilemma?
  178. Studying Resource Dilemmas
  179. Strategies for Inducing Pro-Environment Behavior
  180. The Built Environment
  181. Social Design
  182. Defensible Space
  183. Epilogue
  184. Summary
  185. 14. Applying Social Psychology to Diversity
  186. Societies: Cultural Diversity
  187. Hofstede’s Cultural Taxonomy
  188. Schwartz’s Values Framework
  189. Social Axioms Approach
  190. Demographics: Personal Diversity
  191. Gender
  192. Ethnic Background
  193. Social Class
  194. Consequences of Diversity: Opportunities and Challenges
  195. Creativity and Innovation
  196. Problem Solving
  197. Prejudice and Discrimination
  198. Conflict
  199. Theories of Conflict
  200. Conflict Management and Resolution
  201. Summary
  202. PART III Applying Social Psychology to One’s Own Life
  203. 15. Applying Social Psychology to Personal Relationships
  204. The Need to Be Close
  205. Attraction
  206. Proximity and Familiarity
  207. Physical Attractiveness
  208. Attachment
  209. Infant Attachment
  210. Adult Attachment Styles
  211. Assess Your Attachment Style
  212. Applying Attachment Lessons
  213. The Selection Process
  214. The T-Shirt Study
  215. Selection Process Lessons and Applications
  216. Conclusion: The Science of Closeness
  217. Summary
  218. 16. Applying Social Psychology to the Classroom
  219. Cognitive Errors and Student–Teacher Relations
  220. Fundamental Attribution Error
  221. Belief Perseverance
  222. Social Categorization
  223. Self-Perceptions and Their Academic Consequences
  224. Self-Handicapping
  225. Self-Serving Bias
  226. Overjustification Effect
  227. Conclusion: Social Psychology in the Classroom
  228. Summary
  229. 17. Applying Social Psychology to the Good Life: Balancing Optimism and Pessimism
  230. Introduction to Positive Social Psychology
  231. Optimism
  232. Introduction to Optimism–Pessimism
  233. Self-Assessment of Optimism–Pessimism
  234. The Social Psychology of Optimism
  235. The Benefits of Optimism
  236. Positive Coaching Exercises
  237. Pessimism
  238. A Balanced View of Optimism and Pessimism
  239. Broadening the Perspective on Well-Being
  240. Summary
  241. References
  242. Author Index
  243. Subject Index
  244. About the Editors
  245. Contributors

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