Applied Social Psychology Annual

This comprehensive and accessible textbook overviews the applications of social psychology to a wide range of problems and issues in contemporary society. With internationally respected contributors who survey the major developments in their fields, this practical guide incorporates advice, examples and reading lists. The first part of the book outlines a number of general frameworks that inform the applications of social psychology, namely language, attitudes, decision-making and survey research; Part Two focuses on major behavioural domains, including health and economic behaviour; Part Three explains the relationship between social psychology and social institutions, highlighting, for instance, the media, law and politic

This volume of the Applied Social Psychology Annuals is designed to promote closer integration of social psychology and organizational psychology. Each chapter presents an applied approach to the social psychological aspects of organizational issues. The contributors consider key issues such as organizational change and resistance to change, member participation and the relationship between organizational and non-organizational behaviour. A more informal style was adopted than is common in the psychological literature, so that this volume will be of interest and value to applied social scientists in general.

This volume, which is divided into three parts, contains ten essays which consider: significant issues in applied social psychology; methodology; and studies with social psychology and health. Health and health care is one of the most vital and expanding applied fields of psychology, as shown by the new APA division on health and the large number of journals in the area; and social psychologists have played a key role in developing the field.

Many social psychologists have conducted research in educational settings, for reasons which Bickman supplies in his introduction. Indeed, they are often in the forefront of effective research into education. The first part of this volume is concerned with the research process in applied psychology and contains discussions of non-reactive measures, meta-analysis and methods for increasing the utilization of research. The second part describes the applications of social psychology to the challenging field of education.

The first volume of the series does not consider applications towards a specific area, but contains contributions across a wide area. Part One looks at current issues: Part Two methodology: and Part Three looks at various issues like parole decisions, desegregated classrooms, energy conservation, and behavioural medicine.

First Published in 1983. This volume is the second in a series of volumes on applied social psychology. The contents of the contributions represent the richly diverse approaches and settings in which social psychology is being used. In preparing their chapters, the contributors were asked to focus on how social psychologists,' as scientists and advocates, could contribute to the resolution of the debates that often surround important social problems. Each author was asked to place his or her attempts to use social psychological knowledge in the context of his or her own specific problem. If one consistent theme emerges from this collection, it is the emphasis on employing social psychology to enlighten and understand decisions at the level of public policy. This book is a vital display of how existing literature and methods in the field can work to illuminate and inform issues of national and even international importance.

First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This student-friendly introduction to the field focuses on understanding social and practical problems and developing intervention strategies to address them. Offering a balance of theory, research, and application, the updated Third Edition includes the latest research, as well as new, detailed examples of qualitative research throughout. The book begins with separate chapters that define the field, examine social psychological theory, review research methods, and consider the design and evaluation of interventions. Subsequent content chapters focus on the application of social psychological theory and knowledge to such areas as counseling, sports, media, health, education, organizations, criminal justice, community, environment, and diversity.