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Race, Racism and Psychology, 2nd Edition

Towards a Reflexive History

Race, Racism and Psychology, 2nd Edition
  • By Graham Richards.

Published November 2011

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the ways in which Psychology has engaged with 'race' and racism issues since the late 19th century. It emphasizes the complexities and convolutions of the story and attempts to elucidate the subtleties and occasional paradoxes that have arisen as a…
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A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial

The Mind of Apartheid

A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial
  • By Derek Hook.

Published November 2011

An oft-neglected element of postcolonial thought is the explicitly psychological dimension of many of its foundational texts. This unprecedented volume explores the relation between these two disciplinary domains by treating the work of a variety of anti-colonial authors as serious psychological…
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When Groups Meet

The Dynamics of Intergroup Contact

When Groups Meet
  • By Thomas F. Pettigrew, and Linda R. Tropp.

Published March 2011

Research and theory on intergroup contact have become one of the fastest advancing and most exciting fields in social psychology in recent years. The work is exciting because it combines basic social psychological concerns -- human interaction, situational influences on behavior -- with an…
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The Scientist and the Humanist

A Festschrift in Honor of Elliot Aronson

The Scientist and the Humanist
  • Edited by Marti Hope Gonzales, Carol Tavris and Joshua Aronson.

Published May 2010

Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th Century. He is best known for his theorizing and research on cognitive dissonance theory -- one of the most provocative and enduring theories in contemporary psychology -- and for his design of the "jigsaw…
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The Psychology of Justice and Legitimacy

The Psychology of Justice and Legitimacy
  • Edited by D. Ramona Bobocel, Aaron C. Kay, Mark P. Zanna and James M. Olson.

Published October 2009

In response to the international turmoil, violence, and increasing ideological polarization, social psychological interest in the topics of legitimacy and social justice has blossomed considerably. Social psychologists have explored the psychological underpinnings of people’s reactions to injustice…
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Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
  • Edited by Todd D. Nelson.

Published February 2009

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent prejudice researchers who explore key topics, by presenting an overview of current research and, where appropriate,…
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Intergroup Misunderstandings

Impact of Divergent Social Realities

Intergroup Misunderstandings
  • Edited by Stephanie Demoulin, Jacques-Philippe Leyens and John F Dovidio.

Published December 2008

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…
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Colonialism and Genocide

  • Edited by Dirk Moses, and Dan Stone.

Published December 2007

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…
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Multiple Social Categorization

Processes, Models and Applications

Multiple Social Categorization
  • Edited by Richard J. Crisp, and Miles Hewstone.

Published October 2006

'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…
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Standards and Expectancies

Contrast and Assimilation in Judgments of Self and Others

Standards and Expectancies
  • By Monica Biernat.

Published September 2005

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…
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