Gregory R. Maio

The Psychology of Human Values

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This important book considers the wealth of social psychological research on human values (e.g. honesty, equality, freedom, security) and examines the role they play in our attitudes, behavior, well-being, and interaction with others.

Produktdetails

• European Monographs in Social Psychology
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9781138655355
• ISBN-10: 113865535X
• Artikelnr.: 45311962

Autorenporträt

Gregory R. Maio is Professor of Social Psychology at Cardiff University, Wales. He has published widely on the topics of social values, attitudes, and behavior. He received a Canadian Governor General's Gold Medal and the British Psychological Society Spearman Medal for his early career research and co-authored "The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change" (2010, 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: The Problem of Human Values. Overview. Thanks. Section 1:
Beginnings in the Empirical Study of Human Values 1. A brief history of
values 2. Types of values. Section 2: Values in Psychology 3. Connections
to motives, traits, and habits 4. Connections to ideology and attitudes 5.
Components of values. Section 3: Forces that Shape Values 6. Personal
influences on Values 7. Social influences on Values. Section 4: When and
how values matter 8. Effects on prejudice and well-being 9. When values
matter 10. How values matter. Epilogue: Where do we go from here?