Political Psychology Situations, Individuals, and Cases

Name: Political Psychology Situations, Individuals, and Cases
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ISBN: 9780415833820

ISBN-10: 0415833825

ISBN-13: 9780415833820

Edition: 2nd 2014 (Revised)

Authors: David Patrick Houghton

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What shapes political behavior more: the situations in which individuals find themselves, or the internal psychological makeup---beliefs, values, and so on---of those individuals? This is perhaps the leading division within the psychological study of politics today. Political Psychology: Situations, Individuals, and Cases, 2nd edition, provides a concise, readable, and conceptually organized introduction to the topic of political psychology by examining this very question. Using this situationism--dispositionism framework--which roughly parallels the concerns of social and cognitive psychology--this book focuses on such key explanatory mechanisms as behaviorism, obedience, personality,…

Book details

List price: $76.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/25/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 330
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English




The Conceptual Scheme of This Book



A Brief History of the Discipline



The Situation



Behaviorism and Freedom



The Psychology of Obedience



Creating a "Bad Barrel."



Group Decision-Making



The Individual



Psychobiography



Personality and Beliefs



Cognitive Theories



Affect and Emotion



Neuroscience



Bringing the Two Together



The Psychology of Voting behavior



The Psychology of Communication and the Mass Media



The Psychology of Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and Genocide



The Psychology of Racism and Political Intolerance



The Psychology of Terrorism



The Psychology of International Relations



Conclusion: A Personal View