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Social psychology/

Wiggins, James A.

Social psychology/ by James A. Wiggins, Beverly B. Wiggins and James Vander Zanden - Fifth edition - U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Inc., c1994. - xxi, 633p.: ill.; 24.2cm.

Includes glossary, references and indexes.

Chapter 1. Perspectives and methods in social psychology. --PART ONE. Culture: socialization and negotiation. --Chapter 2. Early Socialization. --Chapter 3. Socialization over the life course. --Chapter 4. Social Relationships and groups. --Chapter 5. Communication. --PART TWO. Identities, Attitude, and Behavior. --Chapter 6. Social Attitudes and attributions. --Chapter 7. The social nature of self. --Chapter 8. Attitudes and Behavior. --PART THREE. Forms of social interaction. --Chapter 9. Performance, conformity, and cooperation. --Chapter 10. Helping and reward exchange. --Chapter 11. Closed relationships: Interpersonal attraction and intimacy. --Chapter 12. Aggression and conflict. --Chapter 13. Social power: Behavior and attitudes change. --PART FOUR. The struggle over social definitions. --Chapter 14. Inequality and discrimination: the examples of racism and sexism. --Chapter 15. Deviance and stigmatization. --Chapter 16. Collective action and social movements.

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