1st Edition

Advances in Applied Social Psychology Volume 2

Edited By R. F. Kidd, M. J. Saks Copyright 1983
284 Pages
by Psychology Press

288 Pages
by Psychology Press

First Published in 1983. This volume is the second in a series of volumes on applied social psychology. The contents of the contributions represent the richly diverse approaches and settings in which social psychology is being used. In preparing their chapters, the contributors were asked to focus on how social psychologists,' as scientists and advocates, could contribute to the resolution of the... Read more
Chapter 1 1 Teenage Pregnancy: Science and Ideology in Applied Social Psychology, Kurt W.Back; Chapter 2 2 The Doctor-Patient Relationship: A Social Psychological Analysis, EdwardKrupat; Chapter 3 3 Social Psychology and International Negotiations: Processes and Influences, DanielDruckman; Chapter 4 4 Emergency Evacuations During Fires: Psychological Considerations, Keating John P., Loftus Elizabeth F., Manber Michele; Chapter 5 5 Public Reaction to Nuclear Power: The Case of Offshore Nuclear Power Plants, Stephen G.West, Earl J.Baker; Chapter 6 6 People, Clinical Episodes, and Mental Hospitalization: A Multiple-Source Method of Estimation, Charles A.Kiesler, Amy E.Sibulkin; Chapter 7 7Psychology and Public Policy, N. DickonReppucci, Robert HarryKirk; Chapter 8 8 Involving Citizens in Research, AbrahamWandersman, DavidChavis, PaulStucky; Chapter 9 9 Utilizing Social Science Information in the Policy Process: Can Psychologists Help?, Phillip M.Massad, Bruce Dennis Sales, Enrique Acosta; Chapter 10 10 The Perspective of Social Psychology: Toward a Viable Model for Application, Leonard SaxeIndex; Subject Index;

Biography

ROBERT F. KIDD Boston University, MICHAEL J. SAKS Boston College