{"product_id":"social-psychology-a-storytelling-approach-9781516519057","title":"Social Psychology: A Storytelling Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eSocial Psychology: A Storytelling Approach uses a true storytelling approach to educate readers about the potential of research in the field to shed light on influences on human behavior.  The narratives engage students as they gather knowledge about the field. Students learn about social perception and social inference  the self  and persuasion and attitude change. They discover how compliance  conformity  and obedience affect behavior  and investigate group processes  interpersonal attraction  and intimate relationships. The latter sections of the text address the darker aspects of social psychology through a review of the literature and stories about prejudice  discrimination  aggression  and violence. The final chapter is devoted to the social psychology of genocide and terrorism.  Each chapter elaborates on the applications of social psychology to health and law  explores the dark and light side of social psychology  and provides students with opportunities to think like a social psychologist.  Social Psychology is a high-interest  engaging text for both beginning and advanced level survey courses in social psychology. Leonard Newman  who earned his Ph.D. in social-personality psychology at New York University  is an associate professor at Syracuse University  where he is area director of the Social Psychology program. His research interests include social stigma  psychological defense  and public perceptions of psychological research. Dr. Newman is co-editor (with Ralph Erber) of Understanding Genocide: The Social Psychology of the Holocaust. Ralph Erber  who earned his Ph.D. in psychology at Carnegie Mellon University  is a professor of psychology at DePaul University  where he also serves as associate vice president for Academic Affairs. His research is concerned with how people deal with unwanted feelings  thoughts  and relationships. Dr. Erber is co-author (with M.W. Erber) of Intimate Relationships: Issues  Theories  and Research.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652470497333,"sku":"ByrdShop_1516519051","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781516519057.jpg?v=1781851632","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/social-psychology-a-storytelling-approach-9781516519057","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}