1st Edition

Norms, Groups, Conflict, and Social Change Rediscovering Muzafer Sherif's Psychology

By Ayfer Dost-Gozkan Copyright 2015
412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

This book is about the life and work of a Turkish-American social scientist, Muzafer Sherif (1905–1988). He was known for his seminal work on norm and group formations, social judgment, and intergroup conflicts and cooperation. Although Sherif is identified as one of the founders of social psychology, his contribution to the science of psychology goes beyond the limits of social psychology as it... Read more

Series Editor's Foreword
Jaan Valsiner

Introduction
Ayfer Dost-Go;zkan and Doga Sonmez Keith


Part I: Early Years: Turkey and the United States

1. A Young Scientist in a Changing World:
Muzafer Sherif's Early Years
Sertan Batur

2. Muzafer Sherif in America: Confidence,
Crisis, and Beyond
Ersin Aslturk


Part II: Years in the United States after 1945

3. Th e Sherifs' Long Quest to Keep Social
Psychology Social
Donald K. Routh

4. Muzafer Sherif in FBI Files
Sertan Batur

5. Dynamics of Group and Intergroup Relations
Lucas B. Mazur, Rashmi Nair, and
Johanna Ray Vollhardt

6. Sherif's Thoughts on Social Science and the Social
Scientist: Theoretical and Methodological
Considerations
Maggie Campbell-Obaid and Katherine Lacasse

7. Social Norms and Social Change
Caitlin O. Mahoney, Elliot Weiner, and Tierza Loskota


Part III: Contemporary Psychology in Light of
Sherif 's Work

8. Sherif's Historical Role and Current Relevance
for Social/Cultural Psychology
cidem Katcba

9. Sherif's Perspective on Contemporary Social
Psychology
Zachary Beckstead

10. Reflections on Muzafer Sherif's Legacy in Social
Identity and Self-Categorization Theories
Michael J. Platow, John A. Hunter,
S. Alexander Haslam, and Stephen D. Reicher

11. Applications and Extensions of Realistic Conflict
Theory: Moral Development and Conflict Prevention
Jessica McKenzie and Gabriel Twose

12. Re-emergence of ar sija: Revisiting Sherif's
Psychology of Slogans
Sandina Begi

13. An Integration of Social and Developmental
Psychology: Sherif's Research with Adolescents
Ayfer Dost-Go;zkan


Conclusion: A Scholar Between and Beyond
Fathali M. Moghaddam

About the Contributors

Name Index

Subject Index

Biography

Ayfer Dost-Gozkan