Marilynn B. Brewer / Miles Hewstone (eds.)

Emotion and Motivation

Herausgegeben von Brewer, Marilynn B.; Hewstone, Miles

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Emotion and Motivation is a collection of readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology that acknowledge the importance of emotion and motivation as counterparts to, and complements of, the largely cognitive discipline of social psychology.

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Emotions and Motivation is a collection of readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology that focus on the study of motivation and emotion from a social psychological approach.
Collects readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology that focus on the study of motivation and emotion from a social psychological approach.
Provides a representative sampling of exciting research and theory on social cognition that is both comprehensive and current and cross-cuts the levels of analysis from intrapersonal to intergroup.
Organized around two broad themes; affect and emotions; and social motivation.
Includes introductions by two world-renowned researchers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 171mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 615g
• ISBN-13: 9781405110686
• ISBN-10: 1405110686
• Artikelnr.: 13608274

Autorenporträt

Marilynn B. Brewer is Professor of Psychology at Ohio State University. Her primary research interests include social cognition, intergroup relations, and social identities and the self concept. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including Intergroup Relations (with Norman Miller, 1996) and has served as President of the American Psychological Association and as editor of the journal Personality and Social Psychology. Miles Hewstone is Professor of Social Psychology at Oxford University. His current research interests include the reduction of intergroup conflict, intergroup contact, and the social influence of majorities and minorities. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Introduction to Social Psychology (edited with Wolfgang Stroebe and Geoffrey M. Stephenson, Third Edition 2001). He is founding co-editor of the European Review of Social Psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: Affect and Emotions:.

Introduction..

1. The Nature of Emotion: W. Gerrod Parrott (GeorgetownUniversity).

2. Understanding People's Perceptions of Relationships isCrucial to Understanding their Emotional Lives: Margaret S. Clark(Carnegie Mellon University), Julie Fitness (Macquarie University,Australia), and Ian Brissette (Rutgers University).

3. Emotional Experience in Close Relationships: Ellen Berscheidand Hilary Ammazzalorso (both University of Minnesota).

4. Poker Face, Smiley Face, and Rant 'n' Rave: Mythsand Realities about Emotion in Negotiation: Leigh Thompson,Victoria Husted Medvec, Vanessa Seiden, and Shirli Kopelman (allNorthwestern University).

5. Mood and Emotion in Groups: Janice R. Kelly (PurdueUniversity).

6. Affect as a Cause of Intergroup Bias: David Wilder and AndrewF. Simon (both Rutgers University)..

Part II: Social Motivation:.

Introduction..

7. On the Motives Underlying Social Cognition: David Dunning(Cornell University).

8. Goal Setting and Goal Striving: Gabriele Oettingen (New YorkUniversity) and Peter M. Gollwitzer (University of Konstanz,Germany).

9. Self-Esteem: Abraham Tesser (University of Georgia).

10. The Self We Know and the Self We Show: Self-esteem,Self-presentation, and the Maintenance of InterpersonalRelationships: Mark R. Leary (Wake Forest University).

11. Motivational Aspects of Empathic Accuracy: William Ickes(University of Texas, Arlington) and Jeffry A. Simpson (TexasA&M University).

12. Helping and Altruism: John F. Dovidio (Colgate University)and Louis A. Penner (University of South Florida).

13. Social Comparison Motives in Ongoing Groups: John Darley(Princeton University).

14. Aversive Discrimination: Amélie Mummendey and SabineOtten (both Friedrich Schiller University, Germany)..

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Rezensionen

"This significant four-volume set will have immediate impact on thefield. It includes contributions from leading international socialpsychologists on a broad range of topics involvingintra-individual, personal, interpersonal, intergroup, and societalprocesses. The chapters, which focus on traditional and emergingareas, are uniformly scholarly and interesting. By skillfullyassembling a mosaic of chapters on focused topics, Brewer andHewstone have captured both the expansiveness and conceptual depthof the field while offering novel and insightful perspectives onsocial psychology." John F. Dovidio, Colgate University

"The subject matter considered in these books is well balancedand varied giving the reader a wide ranging view of the discipline.Each volume stands well on it's own but the four togethermake a complete overview of the subject. These volumes will enhanceeveryone's understanding of the subject from student to academic. Ithoroughly recommend them" Social Psychological Review, October2005