Social Psychology

Social Psychology: Sociological PerspectivesDavid E. Rohall, Western Illinois UniversityMelissa A. Milkie, University of MarylandJeffrey W. Lucas, University of MarylandISBN: 0205440045This text, written by a team of sociologists, introduces students to social psychology by focusing on the contributions of sociology to this field. It explores the perspectives, theories, and issues that are of the greatest importance to sociology, such as social inequality, and the role of the larger society in constructing and defining our day-to-day interactions. The authors introduce three major social psychological paradigmssymbolic interaction, social structure and personality, and group processesand use them to examine every major topic in the text.