Sage Handbook of Applied Social Psychology

In the present epoch of global change, movement, interconnection and the intensification of social issues within and across many societies, applied social psychology is more relevant than ever. The SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Psychology offers an overview of the field and the disparate and evolving approaches. Through an international team of contributors, the handbook brings prominent research literature together and organises it around ten key areas:

Part 01: Culture, race, indigeneity
Part 02: Gender & Sexuality
Part 03: Politics
Part 04: Health and mental health
Part 05: Work
Part 06: Ageing
Part 07: Communication
Part 08: Education
Part 09: Environment
Part 10: Criminal Justice, Law, & Crime

This handbook is a uniting and invigorating resource for the field of Applied Social Psychology.

List of contents

Introduction - Darrin Hodgetts & Kieran O'Doherty
Part 01: Culture, Race & Indigeneity
Chapter 1: Acculturation & Its Application: A Conceptual Review and Analysis - Saba Safdar & Fons J.R. van se Vijver
Chapter 2: Heritage and (In)Equality: Social Psychology Applied to Race - Tracy A. McFarlane
Chapter 3: Decolonising Applied Social Psychology: Culture, Indigeneity and Coloniality - Christopher C. Sonn, Mohi R. Rua & Amy F. Quayle
Part 02: Gender & Sexuality
Chapter 4: Interventions to Reduce Violence Against Women: The Contribution of Applied Social Psychology - Paula C. Barata & Charlene Y. Senn
Chapter 5: Trans* and gender diverse youth: Applied and critical social psychology working in the margins - Katrina Roen & Shiloh Groot
Chapter 6: The social psychology of gender & sexuality: theory, application, transformation - Katherine Johnson & Antar Martínez Guzmán
Part 03: Politics
Chapter 7: Avenues Towards an Applied Social Psychology of Democratic Citizenship - Colin Scott & Allison Harell
Chapter 8: Critical social psychology of politics - Eleni Andreouli & Lia Figgou
Chapter 9: Macropsychology: Challenging and changing social structures and systems to promote social inclusion - Malcolm MacLachlan, Joanne McVeigh, Tessy Huss & Hasheem Mannan
Part 04: Health & Mental Health
Chapter 10: Social cognitive approaches to health issues - Ben Giguere, R. Thomas Beggs & Fuschia Sirois
Chapter 11: Critical health psychology: Applications for social action - Tracy Morison, Antonia Lyons, & Kerry Chamberlain
Chapter 12: Community Based Mental Health in Cultural Contexts: From deinstitutionalisation to engaged and authentic community based care - Neil Drew & Michael Adams
Part 05: Work
Chapter 13: Social Cognition in the Workplace: The Future of Research on the Meaning of Work - Paul Maher, Deirdre O'Shea & Eric R. Igou
Chapter 14: Applied Social Psychologies, the Neoliberal Labour-Market Subject and Critique - David Fryer
Chapter 15: Standing Up for Sustainable Livelihoods: From Poverty to Prosperity - Stuart C. Carr
Part 06: Ageing
Chapter 16: Ageing in Context: Ageism in Action - Donatienne Desmette, Hélène Henry & Stefan Agrigoroaei
Chapter 17: Social policy and social identities for older people - Mary Breheny & Christine Stephens
Chapter 18: Successful Ageing and Community - Wendy Wen Li & Alma Au
Part 07: Communication
Chapter 19: Social Cognition and Communication: From Attitudes and Persuasion to Cross-Cultural Psychology, Social Representations, Discourse, and the Technologies of Digital Influence - James H. Liu, Homero Gil de Zúñiga & Trevor Diehl
Chapter 20: Discursive Psychology as Applied Science - Eleftheria Tseliou, Olga Smoliak, Andrea LaMarreb, & Chris Quinn-Nilasb
Chapter 21: Public Deliberation and Social Psychology: Integrating Theories of Participation with Social Psychological Research and Practice - Kieran C O'Doherty & Karla Stroud
Part 08: Education
Chapter 22: Applying Social Psychology to Education - Louise R. Alexitch
Chapter 23: Critical Layering in Participatory Inquiry and Action: Praxis and Pedagogy in Seeking Educational Change - Anne Galletta
Part 09: Environment
Chapter 24: Using Social Psychology to Protect the Environment - Heather Barnes Truelove, P. Wesley Schultz, & Ashley Jade Gillis
Chapter 25: The psychogeographical turn in applied social psychology - Alexander J. Bridger, Sophia Emmanouil & Rebecca Lawthom
Chapter 26: Community and Participatory Approaches to the Environment - Bianca Dreyer & Manuel Riemer
Part 10: Criminal Justice, Law & Crime
Chapter 27: Social Psychology and Law - Fabiana Alceste, Aria Amrom, Johanna Hellgren & Saul M. Kassin
Chapter 28: Critical social psychology and victims of crime: Gendering violence, risk and dangerousness in the society of captives - Mandy Morgan, Leigh Coombes, Stephanie Denne & Melissa Rangiwananga

About the author

Kieran C. O'Doherty is an associate professor in applied social psychology at the University of Guelph, and director of the Discourse, Science, Publics research Group. His current research focuses on the use of deliberative methods on diverse social issues, health psychology, and investigation of the broader social, psychological and ethical implications of science & technologies. O'Doherty has designed and implemented several deliberative public engagements on controversial areas of science and technology. He has also published widely on theory and practice of public deliberation as a mechanism to inform policy. Other contributions to the academic literature and practice include analyses of the meaning of genetic risk in genetic counselling sessions, ethical implications of involving children in biomedical research, and the development of theory and methodology to involve lay publics in the governance of biobanks. Current and previous funding sources include the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation, Genome Canada and Genome British Columbia. O'Doherty is currently editor of the journal Theory & Psychology.

Darrin Hodgetts is professor of Societal Psychology at Massey University New Zealand where he teaches applied social and health psychology. Before taking up his current post, Darrin held positions in Community Medicine at Memorial University in Canada, Social Psychology and Media at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences in England, and Community Psychology at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Darrin's primary areas of research societal and health inequalities, urban poverty and homelessness.

Summary

In the present epoch of global change, movement, interconnection and the intensification of social issues within and across many societies, applied social psychology is more relevant than ever. The SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Psychology offers an overview of the field and the disparate and evolving approaches.

Report

This handbook is a gift to researchers, practitioners, students and citizens interested in improving the human condition. Through an artful integration of diverse approaches to specific social issues, the editors and contributors manage to combine basic and applied science with practical recommendations for action. The handbook covers issues of importance for modern society, ranging from culture, race, gender, inequality, politics, health, mental health, work, education, the environment and criminal justice. In short, there is something for everyone interested in using science to improve the well-being of individuals, institutions, and the global community. Based on cutting edge research, contributors distill the most relevant and useful recommendations for social change. I highly recommend this handbook to anyone concerned with the state of the human condition. Dr Isaac Prilleltensky 20180718

Product details

• Authors: Kieran C. (University of Guelph) Hodgett Odoherty, Kieran O'Doherty, Kieran C. O'Doherty, Kieran (University of Guelph Canada) O''''doherty, Kieran C. (University of Guelph) Hod O''''doherty, Kieran C. C. (University of Guelph) O''''doherty, Kieran C. Hodgetts O''''doherty, Kieran Hodgetts O''''doherty
• Assisted by: Author (Editor), Darrin Hodgetts (Editor), Hodgetts Darrin (Editor), Kieran C. O′Doherty (Editor), Kieran C. C. O′Doherty (Editor), Kieran O'Doherty (Editor), Kieran C. O'Doherty (Editor), Kieran C. C. O'Doherty (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781473969261
• ISBN: 978-1-4739-6926-1
• No. of pages: 672
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology