Social Psychology - 2nd Edition by Robbie Sutton & Karen Douglas (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The eagerly anticipated second edition of this popular textbook captures the excitement and relevance to everyday life of the fascinating and fast-moving field of social psychology. This book is a comprehensive and lively guide to the subject that extensively reappraises classic studies, highlights cutting-edge areas of research and provides fascinating examples of how social psychological theory and research apply to a wide range of real-world issues such as fake news, internet addiction and cyberbullying.

Innovative interactive features, including 'exploring further' activities, 'applying social psychology' exercises and 'student project spotlights', place the student experience at the heart of this book. Its engaging and inclusive approach helps students to develop a strong and nuanced understanding of key topics in social psychology and also encourages broader skills that will help not only in their studies but their future careers.

This is the ideal textbook for students studying social psychology.

New to this Edition:
- Thoroughly revised to highlight the most up-to-date research in the discipline and re-appraise classic studies, theories and perspectives on topics such as obedience, bystander intervention and the Stanford Prison Experiment.
- The introductory chapter includes a new guide to critical thinking which outlines theory and research on what critical thinking involves and provides useful guidance for students on how to become effective critical thinkers.
- Important coverage of the reproducibility of social psychological research.
- More examples of how social psychological theory and research apply to current real-world issues such as fake news, internet addiction, human-animal relations, intergroup conflict, cyberbullying and politics.
- Up-to-date coverage of the impact of online communication and social media on social psychological phenomena.
- A distinctive final chapter summarising key points of wisdom in social psychology and skills that students can gain from their studies.

Review Quotes

"This lively and engaging textbook places the student reader at its heart. Sutton and Douglas provide an insightful critical overview of the discipline together with inspiring real-world student research projects. This edition keeps an impressive pace with advances in the field, including important new theoretical and methodological perspectives on seminal studies." --Benjamin Gardner, King's College London, UK

"I strongly recommend this textbook to anyone teaching undergraduate social psychology. It provides extensive and up-to-date coverage of research in the area, and is written in an accessible style that draws students in and keeps them engaged. I have used it in my own teaching, and never looked back. In my view, it is one of the best textbooks on the market. The additional online resources are a huge bonus if you are new lecturer preparing teaching material for the first time." --Chris Sibley, University of Auckland, New Zealand

"Sutton and Douglas have updated their excellent book, not just by adding recent studies but also by re-evaluating some of the classics. With its systematic encouragement of reflection and critical thinking, a real-world focus, and inspiring examples of qualitative and quantitative student work, this is not just a great textbook but an advertisement for social psychology itself." --Dennis Nigbur, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK

"In this second edition, Sutton and Douglas have produced a rare textbook which engages students not merely as consumers of knowledge, but as collaborators in the learning process. Nurturing critical thinking and raising consciousness every step of the way, they masterfully explain and apply social psychology to critique the world around them and social psychology itself. Indeed, it will be my go-to-guide for teaching social psychology for many years to come." --Rachel Calogero, Western University, Canada

"Robbie Sutton and Karen Douglas have written an excellent and timely overview of the field of social psychology. Easy to read and well-structured, it provides students with a wealth of information and knowledge. What I like most is that it actively challenges students to critically reflect on social psychological findings and the methods and experiments by which those findings have been acquired. - Alain Van Hiel, Ghent University, Belgium" --Alain Van Hiel, Ghent University, Belgium

About the Author

ROBBIE SUTTON is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent. He has published extensively on topics such as justice, inequality, gender and sexism, causal explanation, and attitudes to science. He has been Associate Editor for the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and the British Journal of Social Psychology, and has served on the editorial boards of the European Journal of Social Psychology and the Journal of Language and Social Psychology. With Matthew Hornsey and Karen Douglas, Robbie edited Feedback: The Communication of Praise, Criticism and Advice. He is a Fellow of both the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Association for Psychological Science.

KAREN DOUGLAS is a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent. Her research primarily focuses on the psychology of conspiracy theories. She also studies the effects of communication technology on social interaction. Karen has been Co-Editor of the British Journal of Social Psychology, and an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Social Psychology, Social Psychology, the British Journal of Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. She is a Fellow of both the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Association for Psychological Science.
ROBBIE SUTTON is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent. He has published extensively on topics such as justice, inequality, gender and sexism, causal explanation, and attitudes to science. He has been Associate Editor for the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and the British Journal of Social Psychology, and has served on the editorial boards of the European Journal of Social Psychology and the Journal of Language and Social Psychology. With Matthew Hornsey and Karen Douglas, Robbie edited Feedback: The Communication of Praise, Criticism and Advice. He is a Fellow of both the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Association for Psychological Science.

KAREN DOUGLAS is a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent. Her research primarily focuses on the psychology of conspiracy theories. She also studies the effects of communication technology on social interaction. Karen has been Co-Editor of the British Journal of Social Psychology, and an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Social Psychology, Social Psychology, the British Journal of Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. She is a Fellow of both the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Association for Psychological Science.