Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Society by Haslam, S. Alexander;

Short description:

This timely and accessible book brings together a selection of chapters offering insights into issues around society and the covid-19 pandemic. Including a specially written introduction contextualising the chapters in relation to the crisis, the volume is fascinating reading for psychology professionals, students, and academics.

Long description:

In the Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series, international experts introduce important themes in psychological science that engage with people’s unprecedented experience of the pandemic, drawing together chapters as they originally appeared before COVID-19 descended on the world.

This book explores how COVID-19 has impacted society, and chapters examine a range of societal issues including leadership and politics, community, social status, welfare, social exclusion and accountability. Addressing the social and psychological processes that structure, and are structured by, our social contexts, it shows not only how groups and individuals can come together to manage global crises, but also how these crises can expose weaknesses in our society. The volume also reflects on how we can work together to rebuild society in the aftermath of the pandemic, by cultivating a shared sense of responsibility through social integration and responsible leadership.

Showcasing theory and research on key topics germane to the global pandemic, the Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series offers thought-provoking reading for professionals, students, academics and policy makers concerned with the psychological consequences of COVID-19 for individuals, families and society.

Table of Contents:

1. "Leaders"



Barry Richards




From The Psychology of Politics







2. "Trust and Politics"





Ken J. Rotenberg




From The Psychology of Trust







3. "Community as Social Ties"





Carolyn Kagan, Mark Burton, Paul Duckett, Rebecca Lawthom and Asiya Siddiquee




From Critical Community Psychology: Critical Action and Social Change







4. "Social Status and Disadvantage"





Catherine Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, Tegan Cruwys, Genevieve Dingle, S. Alexander Haslam




From The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure







5. "Human Welfare"





Wendy Stainton Rogers




From Perspectives on Social Psychology: A Psychology of Human Being







6. "Dealing with Social Exclusion: An Analysis of Psychological Strategies"





Susanna Timeo, Paolo Riva, and Maria Paola Paladino




From Current Directions in Ostracism, Social Exclusion and Rejection Research







7. "Social Accountability and Action Orientation: Strengthening the Policy Making Capacity of Psychologists"

Elizabeth Lira

From Human Rights Education for Psychologists