Social Mentality in Contemporary China

This book not only seeks to theoretically analyze the concept, chief characteristics and framework of "social mentality", but also explores the influence of social mentality on such elements of social functioning as individuals, groups, societies, markets and countries, and the influence of such elements as cultural, social, economic, political and mental factors on social mentality. Besides, this book discusses the structure of social mentality, tools for measuring it, and an indicator system. What's more, it explores the role of the social mentality mechanism in the construction of harmonious societies.

List of contents

Introduction.- Theoretical framework for the research of social mentality.- "Mutual Construction" between Society and Individual in Formation of Social Mentality.- Formation mechanism and psychological effect of social mentality.- Structure and measurement indicator system of social mentality.- Risk perception and security and its measurements.- Group emotion and its measurement.

Summary

This book not only seeks to theoretically analyze the concept, chief characteristics and framework of “social mentality”, but also explores the influence of social mentality on such elements of social functioning as individuals, groups, societies, markets and countries, and the influence of such elements as cultural, social, economic, political and mental factors on social mentality. Besides, this book discusses the structure of social mentality, tools for measuring it, and an indicator system. What’s more, it explores the role of the social mentality mechanism in the construction of harmonious societies.

Product details

• Authors: Yiyin Yang
• Assisted by: Yiyi Yang (Editor), Yiyin Yang (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9789811378119
• ISBN: 978-981-1378-11-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 464 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 192 p. 23 illus., 3 illus. in color.
• Series: Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path; Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; B, Culture, Sociology of Culture, personality, Ethnology, Social & cultural anthropology, Social Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Differential Psychology, Social Anthropology, Sociocultural Anthropology, Social groups: religious groups & communities