Understanding Critical Social PsychologyUnderstanding Critical Social Psychology is an exciting new textbook providing a comprehensive and reader-friendly approach to the theories and methods surrounding Critical Social Psychology. This book combines a critical examination of the traditional philosophies, practices and topics with an emphasis on introducing innovative and contemporary developments in social psychological research. In this way, Tuffin integrates newer insights with established modes of thinking. |
Contents
Experimentation and the Social World | 13 |
From the Shadows of the Hard Sciences | 37 |
Alternative Social Worlds | 58 |
Discursive Work | 79 |
Prejudice Discrimination and Racism | 106 |
Emotion Identity and Politics | 133 |
Epilogue | 158 |
Glossary | 172 |
References | 178 |
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