Social Psychology / Saul Kassin [and 2 others]

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface -- About the author -- Part 1 Introduction -- Part 2 Social perception -- Part 3 Social influence -- Part 4 Social relations -- Part 5 Applying social psychology -- Glossary -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.

The world of the twenty-first century is an exciting and tumulyuous place right now --more so, it seems, than any time in recent memory. On the one hand, thanks to twitter, skype, and other social media, it has never been easier to talk or share information, opinions, pictures, music, and footage of live events as they occur with people from all concerns of the world. On the other hand, deep social and political divisions, religious and ethnic conflicts all over the world, economic turmoil, and an ever-present threat of terrorism surroud us. As Charles Dickens (1859) said in A Tale of Two Cities, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."