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Invitation to Social Psychology

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ISBN-10: 0534592058

ISBN-13: 9780534592059

Edition: 2006

Authors: Dale T. Miller

List price: $82.95
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Organized around the theme of self-censorship -- the disconnect between what people privately think or feel and how they act publicly -- this brief seven-chapter text introduces students to social psychology by focusing on the field's most interesting studies and real-world applications. An INVITATION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY contains high-interest studies that will engage students as they convey how social psychologists think about social life. Dale Miller shows that the common and extreme forms of social behavior are more alike than unlike. With an emphasis on social interaction in everyday situations, he makes connections to students' lives as if to say "we've all been in this situation." AN…    
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Book details

List price: $82.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 4/29/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Dale T. Miller has a joint appointment in Stanford's Psychology Dept and Graduate Business School. Born in Canada, he received his BA from the University of Victoria and his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo. Prior to joining the faculty at Stanford University in 2002, Miller held faculty positions at the University of Western Ontario, Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, and Princeton University. He has published articles in many different areas of social psychology but recently his research has focused on the impact of social norms on social life. He is co-editor with Deborah Prentice of "Cultural Divides: The social psychology of intergroup contact" and with…    

Introduction
Social Etiquette
Conformity
Self-Censorship and the Collective
Self-Censorship and the Individual
Censoring and Expressing Prejudice
Censoring and Expressing Irrationality
Appendix: Research Summary Tables