Martha Augoustinos & Iain Walker 
Social Cognition [EPUB ebook] 
An Integrated Introduction

The Third Edition of this much celebrated textbook continues to focus on the four major and influential perspectives in contemporary social psychology — social cognition, social identity, social representations, and discursive psychology. A foundational chapter presenting an account of these perspectives is then followed by topic-based chapters from the point of view of each perspective in turn, discussing commonalities and divergences across each of them.

Key Features of the Third Edition:

— Now includes coverage of the social neuroscience paradigm and research on implicit social cognition

— Updated pedagogical features and visual material

— An extended conclusion covers the ways in which the different approaches of the field intersect as well as a general discussion of the direction in which the field is moving.

Social Cognition: An Integrated Introduction is an integrative, holistic textbook that will enhance the reader′s understanding of social cognition and of each of the topical issues considered. It remains a key textbook for psychology students, particularly those on courses in social psychology and social cognition.

Содержание

Chapter 1: Introduction

Defining social psychology

The crisis in social psychology

Social cognition

Aims of this book

Organization of this book

Concluding comments

PART I

Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations

Introduction to social cognition models

Introduction to social identity theory

Introduction to social representations theory

Introduction to discursive psychology

A post-cognitive psychology?

PART II

Chapter 3: Social Perception

Social cognition and social perception

Social identity theory and social perception

Social representations and social perception

Discursive psychology and social perception

Chapter 4: Attitudes

What is an attitude?

Social cognitive approaches to attitudes

Attitudes and social identities

Attitudes and social representations

Discursive psychology and attitudes

Chapter 5: Attributions

Social cognition and attribution

Social identity and attributions

Social representations and attributions

Discursive social psychology and attributions

Chapter 6: Self and Identity

Social-cognitive approaches to self and identity

Functions of the self

Social identity approaches to self and identity

Social representations approaches to self and identity

Discursive approaches to self and identity

Chapter 7: Prejudice

Social cognition and prejudice

Social identity and prejudice

Social representations and prejudice

Discursive psychology and prejudice

Chapter 8: Ideology

Social cognition and ideology

Social identity and ideology

Social representations and ideology

Discursive psychology and ideology

PART III

Chapter 9: Conclusion

The individual and society

Levels of analysis

Realist vs constructivist epistemologies

Social change

Об авторе

Ngaire Donaghue is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology at Murdoch University in Western Australia.