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 religion, ethnicity, or countless other bases of group membership: the social categories to which people belong. Social categorization, how we classify ourselves and others, exerts a profound influence on our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and behaviors. In this volume, Richard Crisp and Miles Hewstone bring together a selection of leading figures in the social sciences to focus on a rapidly emerging, but critically important, new question: how, when, and why do people classify others along multiple dimensions of social categorization? The volume also explores what this means for social behavior, and what implications multiple and complex perceptions of category membership might have for reducing prejudice, discrimination, and social exclusion. Topics covered include: the cognitive, motivational, and affective implications of multiple categorization the crossed categorization and common ingroup methods of reducing prejudice and intergroup discrimination the nature of social categorization among multicultural, multiethnic, and multilingual individuals. Multiple Social Categorization: Process, Models and Applications addresses issues that are central to social psychology and will be of particular interest to those studying or researching in the fields of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

Processes, Models and Applications

Multiple Social Categorization

Sören Petermann

Steven Vertovec

Karen Schönwälder

Thomas Schmitt

Katharina Schmid

Dietlind Stolle

Jörg Hüttermann

This book analyzes how the socio-demographic and cultural diversity of societies affect the social interactions and attitudes of individuals and groups within them. Focusing on Germany, where in some cities more than one third of the population are first or second-generation immigrants, it examines how this phenomenon impacts on the ways in which urban residents interact, form friendships, and come to trust or resent each other. The authors, a distinguished team of sociologists, political scientists, social psychologists, anthropologists and geographers, present the results of their wide-ranging empirical research, which combines a 3-wave-panel survey, qualitative fieldwork, area explorations and analysis of official data. In doing so, they offer representative findings and deeper insights into how residents experience different neighbourhood contexts. Their conclusions are a significant contribution to our understanding of the implications of immigration and diversity, and of the conditions and consequences of intergroup interaction. This ground-breaking work will appeal to scholars across the Social Sciences.

Immigration and Social Interaction in German Cities

Diversity and Contact

Wolfgang Stroebe

The European Review of Social Psychology is an annual series that reflects the dynamism of social psychology in Europe and has been widely accepted as one of the major international series in social psychology. The series is open to authors from all nations and its major purpose is to further the international exchange of ideas by providing an outlet for substantial accounts of theoretical and empirical work. However, even though the series is worldwide in terms of the nationality of the authors, it is European in terms of the nationality of the editors who select the contributions and shape the editorial policies. With the help of an editorial board consisting of senior scholars from various European countries, Australasia, and North America, the editors invite outstanding researchers to contribute to these volumes. Invitations are based either on suggestions from editorial board members or made in response to proposals submitted to the editors. The emphasis of these contributions is on critical assessment of major areas of research and of substantial individual programmes of research as well as on topics and initiatives of contemporary interest and originality.

European Review of Social Psychology

This definitive resource in social psychology includes engaging study tools designed to help students grasp the underlying theories and the latest research in the field. In the 7th edition of An Introduction to Social Psychology, students will discover a wealth of tools to help them understand the theories and fundamental knowledge in the ever-evolving field of social psychology. With contributions leading psychologists, this feature-rich edition includes Theory Boxes, Research Close-ups, and Lab Boxes to help cement students’ understanding of the study material. This essential study guide has been engaging and educating students on social psychology theories and research for over 34 years. For students entering into the world of social psychology for the first time, this book covers foundational topics, such as: ● The history of social psychology throughout Europe ● Updated research methods and newly developed theories ● In-depth looks at social cognition, aggression, prosocial behavior, and relationships ● Strategies for changing attitude and behavior ● Critical study materials for multiple-choice testing The combination of traditional academic study with cohesion of topics, accessibility of material, and pedagogy in this 7th edition makes it a definitive resource for both instructors and beginning psychology students alike.

An Introduction to Social Psychology

Arie W. Kruglanski

Daniel Bar-Tal

The area of intergroup relations and social conflict has once again become a major focus of social psychological theorizing and research. One of the consequences of this advance in knowledge is that social psychologists have increasingly been called upon to apply their ideas in order to advise on existing conflicts. The significant contribution of this book is the way it builds on the research and theory of intergroup conflict and then applies this knowledge to the field. The areas discussed include industrial conflicts, interethnic conflicts and intergroup conflicts. The chapters range from reports of experimental laboratory research, through field studies, to theoretical-conceptual contributions. The new advances offered by this broad spectrum of topics will be of interest not only to social psychologists, but also to sociologists and political scientists.

Theory, Research and Applications

The Social Psychology of Intergroup Conflict

Klaus Jonas

Warum verhält sich jemand aggressiv? Wieso helfen viele Zuschauer bei einem Unfall nicht? Soll ich aufhören zu rauchen, weil es meiner Gesundheit schadet? Wie bildet sich ein Gruppenanführer heraus? Das alles ist Sozialpsychologie! Das vielseitige Fachgebiet beschäftigt sich damit, wie Gedanken, Gefühle und Verhalten von Individuen durch die tatsächliche oder vorgestellte Anwesenheit anderer Menschen beeinflusst werden. Lesen und Lernen mit ausgefeilter Didaktik: Aus der Forschung, Pioniere, Sozialpsychologie im Alltag Deutsch-englisches Glossar Mit interaktiver Lernwebsite: Lernkarten, Quiz, Prüfungsfragen, Links, Materialien für Dozenten

Sozialpsychologie

"The fifth edition of this highly successful text, An Introduction to Social Psychology has been fully revised and updated. Accessibility for students has been improved, including better illustrations, greater use of colour and a more approachable format, as well as a wealth of online resources. Combining its traditional academic rigour with a contemporary level of cohesion, accessibility, pedagogy and instructor support, the fifth edition of An Introduction to Social Psychology provides the definitive treatment of social psychology"--

Attribution theory deals with how people explain social behavior - their causal attributions or common-sense explanations. Causal Attribution provides a major assessment of attribution theory in social psychology during the last forty years. It reviews in detail the variety of theoretical perspectives and established phenomena in attribution theory and provides a unique integration. A brief introduction to the classic attribution theories is followed by a review of some of the fundamental questions. The core of the book is made up of four central chapters, one on each of Doise's levels of explanation. Intra-personal attribution has studied the logic, cognitive processes and knowledge structures underlying causal attributions. Interpersonal attribution centers on attribution in social interaction and in close relationships, especially marriage. Intergroup attribution highlights the consequences of social categorization: attributions at this level often favor the ingroup and sustain ingroup conflict. Societal attributions link attributions to wider social beliefs, such as conspiracy theories, and refer to phenomena such as poverty, unemployment and riots. This volume emphasizes the breadth and depth of attribution research, and argues persuasively that an attributional approach has a promising future, as well as a distinguished past, in social psychology.

From Cognitive Processes to Collective Beliefs

Causal Attribution

Jean-Paul Codol

Geoffrey M. Stephenson

Dieses Lehrbuch gibt eine umfassende und lesbare Einf}hrung in die Methoden, Theorien und Ergebnisse der Sozialpsychologie. Die einzelnen Kapitel wurden von f}hrenden europ{ischen Spezialisten auf dem jeweiligen Gebiet verfa~t und geben den neuesten Stand der Forschung in Europa und in den USA wieder. Folgende Themen werden behandelt: Geschichte der Sozialpsychologie, Ethologie und Sozialpsychologie, Soziale Entwicklung, Methoden der Sozialpsychologie, Soziale Kognition, Attributionstheorien und soziale Erkl{rungen, Messung, Struktur und Ver{nderung sozialer Einstellungen, interpersonale Kommunikation, Entwicklung und Aufrechterhaltung zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen, prosoziales und aggressives Verhalten, Konflikt und Kooperation innerhalb und zwischen Gruppen, sozialer Einflu~ auf Gruppen, Leistung in Gruppen sowie Anwendungsgebiete der Sozialpsychologie. Damit findet die europ{ische Konzeption des Textes auch in der Auswahl der Themen ihren Niederschlag, etwa in der ausf}hrlichen Betonung der Kleingruppenforschung. Durch enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen Herausgebern und Autoren wurde sichergestellt, da~ das didaktische Konzept der Herausgeber hinsichtlich des wissenschaftlichen Niveaus, der Lesbarkeit und der Integration der Kapitel in allen Beitr{gen gleicherma~en verwirklicht wurde. Dieses Lehrbuch von f}hrenden europ{ischen Sozialpsychologen gibt eine umfassende und {u~erst lesbare Einf}hrung in die Sozialpsychologie. In 17 Kapiteln, die sich jeweils am neuesten internationalen Forschungsstand orientieren, werden neben traditionellen Themenbereichen auch historische, ethologische, entwicklungspsychologische und angewandte Aspekte der Sozialpsychologie behandelt.

Eine Einführung

Gordon Hodson

Intergroup contact remains one of the most effective means to reduce prejudice and conflict between groups. The past decade has witnessed a dramatic resurgence of interest in this time-tested phenomenon, with researchers now focusing on understanding when, why, and for whom contact does (and does not) work. This new volume focuses on one of the hottest topics in the social sciences: prejudice. Covering not only basic principles but cutting-edge findings and theoretical directions, key questions surrounding this subject are addressed, such as: how perceptions of other groups lead to anxiety and avoidance; how cross-group contact influences the development of prejudice in children; whether highly-prejudiced people benefit from contact; how status and power influence the effectiveness of contact. In addition to exploring methodological challenges facing contact researchers, attention is devoted to prejudice interventions that are rooted in our understanding of contact effects. These range from zero-acquaintance contact to intimate cross-group friendships, and even involve simulated contact experiences. This volume draws together world-renowned experts in prejudice and intergroup contact to provide a long-awaited update on the state of affairs in intergroup contact research. As well as synthesizing and integrating the key topics, it also provides possible new directions for future research. Given the prominence of contact as a powerful prejudice-reduction tool, this book is a must-read for students and scholars of social psychology and sociology, as well as policy-makers and practitioners.

Advances in Intergroup Contact

Dies ist die vierte und erneut umfassend überarbeitete Ausgabe des euro päischen Lehrbuchs der Sozialpsychologie. Wie auch in den früheren Aus gaben, haben wir uns bemüht, die Kapitel sowohl im Niveau als auch im Umfang der Bearbeitung vergleichbar zu machen. Wir haben wiederum darauf geachtet, dass alle angesprochenen Themen auch in ausreichendem Detail behandelt werden, und dass Forschungsergebnisse stets im Zusam menhang mit den Theorien dargestellt werden, die diese Forschung sti mulierten. Die größere Verarbeitungstiefe sowie die umfassendere Be handlung der europäischen Literatur ist, neben der geographischen Her kunft unserer Autoren, sicherlich das, was den europäischen Charakter dieses Lehrbuchs prägt. Obwohl die europäischen und die nordamerikani schen Sozialpsychologen in den Jahren seit der ersten Auflage dieses Bu ches noch weiter zusammengewachsen sind, gibt unser Lehrbuch eine umfangreichere Darstellung als gängige amerikanische Lehrbücher von solch "europäischen" Themen wie dem Einfluss von Minderheiten oder den Beziehungen zwischen Gruppen. Dass dieses Buch im echten Sinne ein europäisches Lehrbuch ist, lässt sich weiterhin an der Tatsache erken nen, dass es inzwischen nicht nur in sieben europäische Sprachen über setzt wurde (deutsch, englisch, griechisch, italienisch, polnisch, spanisch, ungarisch), sondern dass in einigen dieser Länder auch jede der Neuaus gaben publiziert wurde. Allerdings beschränkt sich der Leserkreis dieses Lehrbuchs nicht auf Europa. So wird die englischsprachige Ausgabe von einer wachsenden Anzahl von amerikanischen und australischen Universi täten benutzt. Weiterhin erschien vor einigen Jahren auch eine japanische Ausgabe.

Miles Hewstone

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