Short description:

This thought-provoking Handbook presents an overview of social psychology as a sub-discipline of sociology and psychology. Chapters analyse how social interactions and environments influence human behaviours and emotions, providing critical insights into identity theory, group processes, social structures, and the sociology of emotions.

Long description:

This thought-provoking Handbook presents an overview of social psychology as a sub-discipline of sociology and psychology. Chapters analyse how social interactions and environments influence human behaviours and emotions, providing critical insights into identity theory, group processes, social structures, and the sociology of emotions.

The Handbook of Social Psychology explores the overlap of sociological social psychology with other fields of study, such as sports, education, religion and neuropsychology. Contributing authors assess micro and macro-level processes involved in human interactions, debating the value of both quantitative and qualitative data in producing results that balance both depth and ease of analysis. Examining theoretical and methodological approaches, they address the current state of scholarship and identify potential areas for future investigation.

This Handbook is essential reading for academics and researchers in sociology, psychology and communication studies, as well as those in management and political science. Professionals in the field will also benefit from its in-depth insights.

?This is a timely and impressive volume. It brings together an excellent cast of leading scholars from the tradition of sociological social psychology, which aims to understand the interconnections of ?social structure and social interaction.? The chapters nicely convey the unifying themes, distinctive scope, and wide-ranging applications of sociological approaches to social psychology. The chapters are well-grounded in relevant research literatures while also being much more than simple reviews of that work. Each chapter has an attractive ?freshness? that stimulates the reader to think beyond what has been done and to see new connections and opportunities for development. Importantly, the volume also charts important new areas for investigation that bridge to other academic disciplines. This Handbook will be an invaluable resource for any scholar or student who is concerned with the interface of social structures and social interactions, regardless of their academic area or discipline.?

Table of Contents:

Contents
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction to the Handbook of Social Psychology 2
Lisa Slattery Walker and Gretchen Peterson
PART II THE SELF AND SOCIAL INTERACTION
2 Symbolic interactionism 11
Chelsea Rae Kelly
3 An overview of identity theory 25
Jan E. Stets and Peter J. Burke
4 Sociology of emotions 42
Amanda Gengler
5 Affect control theory: a formal theory of identity, action and emotion 55
Kiersten Hasenour and Lynn Smith-Lovin
6 Language, communication and social interaction 70
Dawn T. Robinson and Madeline Raine Williams
PART III GROUP PROCESSES
7 Social exchange theory 84
Scott V. Savage and Monica M. Whitham
8 Structures of interaction: social network analysis and its application in
social psychology 99
Nicolas L. Harder and Matthew E. Brashears
9 Status and performance expectations 115
Jane Sell and Murray Webster
10 Status construction 140
Cecilia L. Ridgeway
11 Justice theories 155
Jody Clay-Warner and Tenshi Kawashima
PART IV SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND THE INDIVIDUAL
12 Adult life course 171
Jeylan Mortimer and Phyllis Moen
13 The social psychology of work: how social psychological processes
reinforce and recreate occupational segregation 189
Susan R. Fisk, Courtney Dress and Lauren Wyatt
14 Social psychology and gender 214
Amy Kroska and Benjamin Fields
15 The social psychology of race, racism, and racial disparities 229
Rashawn Ray, Long Doan, Chandra V. Reyna and Jeffrey W. Lucas
PART V METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
16 Qualitative methods in social psychology 250
Jelani Ince and Desiree Salais
17 Quantitative methods 259
Jon Overton
18 Experimental methods in social psychology 275
Joseph Dippong and Zara Jillani
PART VI INTERSECTIONS OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHER
RESEARCH AREAS
19 Social psychology and health 291
Sarah K. Harkness and Philip Tostado
20 Social psychology and sport 305
Gretchen Peterson
21 The case for neuro-social psychology 318
Will Kalkhoff, Shane R. Thye, Joshua Pollock, Matthew Pfeiffer and Haley Crews
22 Social psychology and organizations 335
Alison J. Bianchi and Yujia Lyu
23 Social psychology and morality 349
Steven Hitlin and Regan Smock
24 Homo mendax: the role of deception in social life 361
Victoria Money and Matthew E. Brashears
25 Social psychology and educational inequality 374
Laura Brashears
26 Social psychology and religion 392
Richard N. Pitt, Andrea F. Garcia and Lucas S. Sharma
PART VII CONCLUSION
27 Conclusion to the Handbook of Social Psychology 408
Gretchen Peterson and Lisa Slattery Walker