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Klappentext A one-of-a-kind social psychology book that inspires readers to be awake in the world. In this new, Sixth Edition, Jodi O'Brien continues to explore the historical development of the concept of the self, and help readers see the patterns we use to make sense of our own lives. The book introduces the major theories, concepts, and perspectives of contemporary social psychology in a uniquely engaging manner. Compelling original essays that provide an overarching framework are followed by a wide-ranging set of readings. By grounding social psychology in student experiences and explaining theories through stories and narratives, this one-of-a-kind book helps students understand the forces that shape their feelings, thoughts, and actions. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award Zusammenfassung Introduces the major theories, concepts, and perspectives of contemporary social psychology in a uniquely engaging manner. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Introduction Essay: What Is Real? - Jodi O'Brien Essay: The Nature of Humanness - Jodi O'Brien Essay: Perspectives on Social Behavior - Jodi O'Brien Reality as a Collective Hunch Reading 1: Islands of Meaning - Eviatar Zeruavel Reading 2: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe - Jane Wagner Reading 3: Truth, Objectivity and Agreement - Earl Babbie Reading 4: Strange Creatures: The Meme Machine - Susan Blackmore Part II: Language and Self-Awareness Essay: Shared Meaning as the Basis of Humanness - Jodi O'Brien Symbol Use, Language, and Development Reading 5: That Powerful Drop - Langston Hughes Reading 6: A Clue to the Nature Of Man: The Symbol - Ernst Cassirer Reading 7: Yes, Father, Sister - Oliver Sacks Reading 8: Final Note on a Case of Extreme Isolation - Kingsley Davis Categorization and Culture Reading 9: Mindfulness and Mindlessness - Ellen Langer Reading 10: Metaphors We Live By - George Lakoff and Mark Johnson Reading 11: A Person Paper on Purity in Language - Douglas Hofstadter Part III: Producing Social Identities and Social Scripts Essay: Learning the Script: Socialization - Jodi O'Brien Socialization & Reference Groups Reading 12: The Self, the I, and the Me - George Herbert Mead Reading 13: Socialization: The Internalization of Society - Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann Reading 14: Reference Groups as Perspectives - Tamotsu Shibutani Reading 15: Shades of White - Pamela Perry Reading 16: "We Don't Sleep Around Like White Girls Do" - Yen Espiritu Naming Feeling and Experience Reading 17: Becoming a Marijuana User - Howard Becker Reading 18: The Development of Feeling Norms Underlying Romantic Love Among Adolescent Females - Robin Simon, Donna Eder, and Cathy Evans Part IV: Producing Social Selves Essay: Who Am I? Developing Character - Jodi O'Brien Essay: Self as a Process of Contradictions and Conflict - Jodi O'Brien Significant Others and Self Development Reading 19: Looking-Glass Self - Charles Horton Cooley Reading 20: A Theory of Genius - Thomas Scheff Reading 21: Trans-kin undoing and re-doing gender: Negotiating Relational Identity Among Friends and Family of Transgender Persons - Cameron Whitley Self and Social Context Reading 22: Korean Adoptees and the Social Context of Ethnic Exploration - Jiannbin Lee Shiao and Mia H. Tuan Reading 23: Identity Careers of Older Gay Men and Lesbians - Dana Rosenfeld Contradictions and Conflict in Self Production Reading 24: Double Consciousness and the Veil - W.E.B. DuBois Reading 25: Wrestling the Angel of Contradiction: Queer Christian Identities - Jodi O'Brien Reading 26: Life as the Maid's Daughter - Mary Romero Part V: Producing Social Life through Interaction Essay: Meaning Is Negotiated through Interaction - Jodi O'Brien
