Theory and Social Psychology

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Theory and Social Psychology is written by Roger Sapsford and published by SAGE. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0761958398 (ISBN 10) and 9780761958390 (ISBN 13).

`Could certainly be used as a stand-alone text. Aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates, it could also be read by others who may be prompted to identify yet further dimensions with which to map contemporary social psychology and define their position in relation to others' - The Psychologist This clearly structured textbook presents a broad overview of the key issues that underpin social psychology. These include: the nature of science and `psychology as science'; descriptive, emancipatory and critical theories; and the different ways in which social psychology is applied in the social and political world. Drawing upon a number of different perspectives, this volume will introduce students