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The Disappearance of the Social in American Social Psychology
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In this article, the authors discuss the lost world of social psychology and the rediscovery of the social in social psychology, and the importance of the individualism and the social mind.Abstract:
Preface Introduction. What happened to the social in social psychology? 1. The lost world 2. Wundt and Volkerpsychologie 3. Durkheim and social facts 4. The social and the psychological 5. Social psychology and the 'social mind' 6. Individualism and the social 7. Crowds, publics and experimental social psychology 8. Crossroads 9. Crisis 10. The rediscovery of the social? References Index.read more
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Remembering. A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology, Cambridge (University Press) 1964.
TL;DR: In this paper, the notion of a collective unconscious was introduced as a theory of remembering in social psychology, and a study of remembering as a study in Social Psychology was carried out.
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Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life
John Higham,Robert N. Bellah,Richard Madsen,William M. Sullivan,Ann Swidler,Steven M. Tipton +5 more
TL;DR: In their new Introduction, the authors relate the argument of their book both to the current realities of American society and to the growing debate about the country's future as mentioned in this paper, which is a new immediacy.
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When Prophecy Fails.
TL;DR: When Prophecy Fails as discussed by the authors is a powerful account of what happens to ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances, and it is also a surprisingly touching account of ordinary people' reactions when their prophecy is not fulfilled.
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Social influence in small groups: An interactive model of social identity formation
TL;DR: In this article, a model of social identity formation in small groups is presented, which incorporates factors at both levels of analysis as well as their interaction, and the model is supported by a programme of research into social influence within small interactive groups.
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Social Ecology: Lost and Found in Psychological Science.
Shigehiro Oishi,Jesse Graham +1 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that economic systems, political systems, religious systems, climates, and geography exert a distal yet important influence on human mind and behavior.
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A Theory of Social Comparison Processes
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