SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DISCOURSE

A UNIQUE AND CREATIVE TEXTBOOK THAT INTRODUCES THE 'DISCURSIVE TURN' TO A NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DISCOURSE SUMMARIZES AND EVALUATES THE CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. USING THE EXPLANATORY FRAMEWORK FOUND IN TYPICAL TEXTS, IT PROVIDES UNPARALLEL COVERAGE ON DISCOURSE ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY IN A FORMAT THAT IS IMMEDIATELY FAMILIAR TO UNDERGRADUATE READERS. * A TIMELY OVERVIEW OF THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF DISCOURSE RESEARCH, IDEAL FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND ALSO A GREAT RESOURCE FOR POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS EMBARKING ON A DISCURSIVE PROJECT * NO OTHER TEXT OFFERS THE SAME RANGE OF COVERAGE - FROM THE CORE TOPICS OF SOCIAL COGNITION, ATTITUDES, PREJUDICE AND RELATIONSHIPS TO LESSER KNOWN AREAS SUCH AS SMALL GROUP PHENOMENA * INCLUDES A HOST OF STUDENT-FRIENDLY FEATURES SUCH AS CHAPTER OUTLINES, KEY TERMS, A GLOSSARY, ACTIVITY QUESTIONS, CLASSIC STUDIES AND FURTHER READING