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11. Intergroup Misunderstandings

    Impact of Divergent Social Realities

    Edited by Stephanie Demoulin, Jacques-Philippe Leyens, John F Dovidio

    The objectives of the volume are to direct the field’s attention to the unique value of studying interactions between members of different groups and to offer the most up-to-date summaries of prominent and cutting-edge scholarship on this topic written by leading scholars in the field. A central...

    Published December 9th 2008 by Psychology Press
12. Colonialism and Genocide

    Edited by Dirk Moses, Dan Stone

    Previously published as a special issue of Patterns of Prejudice, this is the first book to link colonialism and genocide in a systematic way in the context of world history. It fills a significant gap in the current understanding on genocide and the Holocaust, which sees them overwhelmingly as...

    Published December 23rd 2007 by Routledge
13. Multiple Social Categorization

    Processes, Models and Applications

    Edited by Richard J. Crisp, Miles Hewstone

    'Ethnic cleansing', 'institutional racism', and 'social exclusion' are just some of the terms used to describe one of the most pressing social issues facing today’s societies: prejudice and intergroup discrimination. Invariably, these pervasive social problems can be traced back to differences in...

    Published October 11th 2006 by Psychology Press
14. Standards and Expectancies

    Contrast and Assimilation in Judgments of Self and Others

    By Monica Biernat

    Series: Essays in Social Psychology

    This book examines how standards and expectancies affect judgments of others and the self. Standards are points of comparison, expectancies are beliefs about the future, and both serve as frames of reference against which current events and people (including the self) are experienced. The central...

    Published September 18th 2005 by Psychology Press
15. Analysing Identity

    Cross-Cultural, Societal and Clinical Contexts

    Edited by Peter Weinreich, Wendy Saunderson

    People's identities are addressed and brought into being by interaction with others. Identity processes encompass biographical experiences, historical eras and cultural norms in which the self's autonomy varies according to the flux of power relationships with others. Identity Structure Analysis (...

    Published December 18th 2002 by Routledge
16. Attitudes and Attitude Change

    By Gerd Bohner, Dr Michaela Wanke

    Series: Social Psychology: A Modular Course

    Attitudes - cognitive representations of our evaluation of ourselves, other people, things, actions, events, ideas - and attitude change have been a central concern in social psychology since the discipline began. People can - and do - have attitudes on an infinite range of things but what are...

    Published February 20th 2002 by Psychology Press
17. Reducing Intergroup Bias

    The Common Ingroup Identity Model

    By Samuel L. Gaertner, John F. Dovidio

    Series: Essays in Social Psychology

    Considers situations and interventions that can foster more inclusive representation and ways, both theoretically and practically, and that a common ingroup identity can facilitate more harmonious intergroup relations....

    Published July 27th 2000 by Psychology Press
18. Stereotypes, Cognition and Culture

    By Dr Perry R Hinton

    Series: Psychology Focus

    What are stereotypes and why do we use them? Are all stereotypes bad? Can we stop people from using them? Questions such as these have fascinated social psychologists for many years.Perry Hinton provides an accessible introduction to this key area, giving a critical and concise overview of the...

    Published June 14th 2000 by Psychology Press