Could certainly be used as a standalone text. Aimed primarily at advancedundergraduates it could also be read by others who may be prompted to identifyyet furth... » 

Could certainly be used as a standalone text. Aimed primarily at advancedundergraduates it could also be read by others who may be prompted to identifyyet further dimensions with which to map contemporary social psychology anddefine their position in relation to others The PsychologistThis clearly structured textbook presents a broad overview of the key issuesthat underpin social psychology. These include the nature of science andpsychology as science descriptive emancipatory and critical theories andthe different ways in which social psychology is applied in the social andpolitical world.Drawing upon a number of different perspectives this volume will introducestudents to the important debates around what constitutes valid argument andresearch in social psychology its aims scope and subject matter and thedegree to which social psychology can be said to be itself a social institutionand a part of the network of social regulation and definition.Theory and Social Psychology is one of four books which form the core of TheOpen Universitys course Social Psychology Personal Lives Social Worlds. «