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You are currently browsing 1–10 of 101 new and published textbooks in the subject of Social Psychology — sorted by publish date from newer books to older books.

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New and Published Textbooks

  1. Risk

    Second Edition

    By Deborah Lupton

    Series: Key Ideas

    Risk (second edition) is a fully revised and expanded update of a highly-cited, influential and well-known book. It reviews the three major approaches to risk in social and cultural theory, devoting a chapter to each one. These approaches were first identified and described by Deborah Lupton in the...

    Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge

  2. Using Industrial-Organizational Psychology for the Greater Good

    Helping Those Who Help Others

    Edited by Julie B. Olson-Buchanan, Laura L. Koppes Bryan, Lori Foster Thompson

    Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

    This SIOP Organizational Frontiers volume will be one of the first to show how the field of Industrial Organizational psychology can help address societal concerns, and help focus research on the greater good of society. Contributions from worldwide experts showcase the power the IO community has...

    Published February 20th 2013 by Routledge

  3. The Social Psychology of Aggression

    2nd Edition

    By Barbara Krahé

    Series: Social Psychology: A Modular Course

    The second edition of this textbook provides a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded overview of social psychological research on aggression. The first part of the book covers the definition and measurement of aggression, presents major theories and examines the development of aggression. It...

    Published January 21st 2013 by Psychology Press

  4. Interpersonal Communication

    Putting Theory into Practice

    By Denise Solomon, Jennifer Theiss

    Some of us may believe that interpersonal communication is a matter of common sense or that skillful communication is an innate ability that you either have or you don’t. In this text, Denise Solomon and Jennifer Theiss demonstrate that interpersonal communication skills are not just common...

    Published January 2nd 2013 by Routledge

  5. Becoming a Trustworthy Leader

    Psychology and Practice

    By Aneil K. Mishra, Karen E. Mishra

    Series: LEADERSHIP: Research and Practice

    It's time to discover a new way for individuals to lead organizations and societies. Trust in a variety of institutions, including governmental and business, is at an all-time low. In order to strengthen society from its foundations, we need to rebuild trust. Research shows that...

    Published December 16th 2012 by Routledge

  6. Psychology and Crime

    An Introduction to Criminological Psychology, 2nd Edition

    By Clive R. Hollin

    Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are spent on the courts, police, probation services, and prisons, while the human costs in terms of pain, fear and loss is incalculable. Psychology and Crime comprehensively covers the vital role of psychological...

    Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Developing Narrative Theory

    Life Histories and Personal Representation

    By Ivor F. Goodson

    We live in an age of narrative: life stories are a crucial ingredient in what makes us human and, in turn, what kind of human they make us. In recent years, narrative analysis has grown and is used across many areas of research. Interest in this rapidly developing approach now requires the firm...

    Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge

  8. Strategic Conflict

    By Daniel J. Canary, Sandra Lakey

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Strategic Conflict offers a research-based, accessible analysis of how people can manage conflict productively. Moving beyond the basics of conflict, it examines interpersonal situations in which conflict occurs and promotes strategic communicative responses based on the latest theoretical research...

    Published July 2nd 2012 by Routledge

  9. Sex/Gender

    Biology in a Social World

    By Anne Fausto-Sterling

    Series: The Routledge Series Integrating Science and Culture

    Sex/Gender presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling...

    Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge

  10. Business Psychology and Organizational Behaviour

    5th Edition

    By Eugene McKenna

    Now in full colour, the fifth edition of this best-selling textbook introduces all of the major theories, research findings, principles and concepts in business psychology and organizational behaviour, whilst emphasising their real-life application using relevant examples. The book, which is...

    Published January 3rd 2012 by Psychology Press