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Articles in the New Titles category
Recent New Titles Articles
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Stereotyping and Prejudice
This volume presents a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the great diversity of theoretical interests, new ideas, and practical applications that characterize social psychological approaches to stereotyping and prejudice.
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Bestselling titles now available in paperback
Paperbacks Direct are topical books that represent the best of our cutting-edge hardback publishing in a paperback format and price. Check out which of our Paperbacks Direct are publishing this month.
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The Scientific Study of Social Behaviour (Psychology Revivals)
Originally published in 1957, this book presented an up-to-date account of psychological research into human social behavior of the time. There are chapters on interaction between pairs of people, behavior in small social groups, and human relations in industry.
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Psychology and Social Problems (Psychology Revivals)
First published in 1964, Psychology and Social Problems looks at a changing society and research into problems of the time. Many of the themes in the book, such as delinquency, mental health and racial conflict, are still familiar and current topics of discussion today.
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Cooperation: The basis of sociability (Psychology Revivals)
In this book, originally published in 1991, the author showed he was critical of earlier approaches, and put forward a new and extended understanding of what cooperation consists of, showing the form it took in different relationships and its origins in evolution and socialisation
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The Social Psychology of Religion (Psychology Revivals)
Originally published in 1975, this book is a completely rewritten, revised version of Michael Argyle’s standard work, Religious Behaviour, first published in 1958. A great deal of new research had appeared since that date, which threw new light on the nature and origins of religious behavior, beliefs and experience.
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Social Skills and Health (Psychology Revivals)
The efficiency of an organization and the well-being of those working within it are oftentimes dependent to a large extent on the social skills deployed by certain key personnel. The analysis of these skills and the training of people in their use had reached a stage of considerable sophistication.
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Social Psychology at Work: Essays in honor of Michael Argyle (Psychology Revivals)
Social psychology has much to offer real world problems, especially in industrial and organizational settings. Originally published in 1995, in Social Psychology at Work leading researchers in their respective fields discuss recent findings and their implications for the commercial world of work.
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Social Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture: A Political Economy Perspective
This book presents a critical analysis of the leading positions in social psychology from the perspective of classical and contemporary theories of consumer culture. The analysis seeks to expand social psychological theory by focusing on the interface between modern western culture (consumer culture) and social behavior.
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Self-Esteem
In this edited collection a distinguished set of contributors present a broad overview of psychological research on self-esteem. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field, and surveys current research on a particular issue concerning self-esteem.
