Handbook of Social Psychology

by John D. DeLamater (Editor), Amanda Ward (Editor)

This handbook provides a broad overview of the field of social psychology and up-to-date coverage of current social psychological topics. It reflects the recent and substantial development of the field, both with regard to theory and empirical research. It starts out by covering major theoretical perspectives, including the inter actionist, identity, social exchange, social structure and the person perspectives. Next, it discusses development and socialization in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. In addition to updated discussions of topics that were included in the first edition, the part examining personal processes includes entirely new topics, such as social psychology and the body and individual agency and social motivation. Interpersonal processes are discussed from a contemporary perspective with a focus on stress and health. The final section examines the person in sociocultural context and includes another topic new to the second edition, the social psychology of race and gender and intersectionality.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

662 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 30, 2003

About the author

John D. DeLamater, Conway-Bascom Professor of Sociology at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, received his education at the University of California,
Santa Barbara, and the University of Michigan. He earned his Ph.D. in Social
Psychology in 1969. He has been teaching the undergraduate course in social
psychology since 1970, and graduate courses and seminars in the area since
1981. He leads a seminar on teaching for graduate students, and has won several
teaching awards. He is the Editor of the Handbook of Social Psychology, published
by Springer. His research and writing are focused on the effects of life-course transitions on sexuality. He has published papers on the effects of having a child,
of dual-career couples, of divorce, and influences on sexual desire and sexual behavior
among men and women over 45. His current research is concerned with
sexual behavior in later life, and the extent and ways that couples negotiate various
nonmonogamous lifestyles.

Reviews

[Chris Brown]

DeLamater, J. (2003). Handbook of social psychology. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers.

Chris Brown

Call Number: HM1033 .H36 2003

This handbook is an overview of social psychology that would be a great tool for any high school
library.

Today, many schools offer psychology as an elective and many students choose to go into this field in college. This book would be a great introductory source for students to read up on and gain some knowledge into the field of psychology and analyzing social settings and things.