Social Psychology of Social Problems de Agnieszka Golec de Zavala

Social Psychology of Social Problems: The Intergroup Context

Agnieszka Golec de Zavala

Aleksandra Cichocka

Why do we protest? What compels us to participate in crowd violence? Can gender discrimination in the workplace be explained in psychological terms?From terrorist attacks to political uprisings, the social problems that have shaped the beginning of the new millenium can be explained using the theories and application of social psychology. Social Psychology of Social Problems does just that, with top international experts examining real-life issues. The book takes the view that if a problem and its origins can be understood, then perhaps it can be prevented from happening again.Social Psychology of Social Problems is required reading for students and practitioners of psychology, social policy and international relations. Provocative and challenging, it will be an essential resource for those who are seeking a deeper understanding of how social psychology can explain our complex world.

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Notă biografică

Agnieszka Golec de Zavala is Marie Curie Fellow at the Social Intervention and Research Centre at the Lisbon University Institute, Portugal. She has previously worked at Middlesex University, UK, and has published over 20 papers in academic journals. Her research interests include predictors of inter-group hostility, prejudice and inter-group conflict. Aleksandra Cichocka is a doctoral student at the Center for Research on Prejudice at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland. Her research interests include group identity, inter-group relations and political ideology.

Cuprins

Applied Social Psychology; A.Golec de Zavala and A.CichockaPART I: RACISM, SEXISM AND SOCIAL DISCRIMINATIONNegative Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination; J.C.Cohrs and T.KesslerThe Social Context of Racism; C.M.FedericoAntecedents and Manifestations of Sexism; J.PietrzakTowards an Understanding of Immigration as a Defining Feature of the 21st Century; L.Hamilton, S.Medianu and V.M.EssesPART II: INEQUALITY, TYRANNY, VIOLENT AND NON-VIOLENT SOCIAL PROTESTThe Corrupting Power of Social Inequality: Social-psychological Consequences, Causes and Solutions; R.Sutton, A.Cichocka and J.van der ToornSocial Conflict and Social Protest; J.van Stekelenburg and B.KlandermansObedience and Tyranny in Psychology and History; S.Reicher and A.HaslamPART III: INTERGROUP VIOLENCE, EXTREMISM AND TERRORISMExtreme Forms of In-group Positivity and Their Negative Consequences for Intergroup Relations; A.Golec de Zavala and R.SchatzIntractable Conflicts: Why Society Members Tend to Support Their Continuation and Resist Their Peaceful Resolution; D.Bar-Tal, E.Halperin, R.Porat and R.Nets-ZehngutEvil Transformations: Social Psychological Processes Underlying Genocide and Mass Killing; M.Bilewicz and J.R.VollhardtThe Social Psychology of Terrorism: Individual, Group and Organizational Processes; K.Sharvit and A.Kruglanski PART IV: TOWARDS APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYApplying Social Psychology to Understanding Social Problems; R.Ruiter, K.Massar, M.van Vugt and G.Kok