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A new outline of social psychology.Whatever happened to social psychology?

A new outline of social psychology.: Whatever happened to social psychology? Examines the current status of the field of social psychology. The author states that it is useful to distinguish among the many social psychologies and to relate them to one another. To pursue each of them effectively requires that they have well-defined concepts, theories, and methods. One kind of social psychology is exclusively psychological, or more precisely, exclusively concerned with cognitive processes. Still another social psychology is exclusively social, having to do mostly with the dynamics of small groups. A third type of social psychology (one that this book places at the core of the discipline) deals with the interaction of the social and the psychological. All of these social psychologies merit scholarly attention, and they have much to teach one another; unfortunately, they do not speak clearly to one another. A model of integration is proposed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A new outline of social psychology.Whatever happened to social psychology?

Gold, Martin; Douvan, Elizabeth
American Psychological Association — Aug 31, 2004
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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1997 American Psychological Association
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5 –19
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10.1037/10225-001
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Examines the current status of the field of social psychology. The author states that it is useful to distinguish among the many social psychologies and to relate them to one another. To pursue each of them effectively requires that they have well-defined concepts, theories, and methods. One kind of social psychology is exclusively psychological, or more precisely, exclusively concerned with cognitive processes. Still another social psychology is exclusively social, having to do mostly with the dynamics of small groups. A third type of social psychology (one that this book places at the core of the discipline) deals with the interaction of the social and the psychological. All of these social psychologies merit scholarly attention, and they have much to teach one another; unfortunately, they do not speak clearly to one another. A model of integration is proposed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Published: Aug 31, 2004

Keywords: social psychology; contemporary conditions; scientific status; integration; models

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