TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wren,Kevin
TI  - Social Influences
T2  - Routledge Modular Psychology Ser
SN  - 9780203133415
AV  - HM1176 -- .W74 1999eb 
U1  - 303.3/4 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Social influence
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Social influences -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Obedience -- Introduction -- Obedience research -- Milgram's experiment -- Criticisms of Milgram's experiment -- Ecological validity -- Internal validity -- Ethics -- Counter-arguments -- Other obedience studies -- Cross-cultural studies -- Field experiments -- Evaluation -- Some explanations of obedience -- Milgram's agentic theory -- Psychoanalytic explanations -- Graduated commitment -- Deindividuation -- Authoritarian personality -- 'Sleepers' -- Binding forces -- Summary -- 2. Conformity -- Introduction -- Mustafer Sherif and informational social influences -- Study -- Evaluation -- Solomon Asch and normative social influences -- Study -- Evaluation -- Informational and normative influences -- Richard Crutchfield -- Crutchfield's study -- Evaluation -- Conformity/non-conformity and physiology -- Factors that may influence the degree of conformity -- Majority size and conformity -- Cultural differences and conformity -- Gender and conformity -- Evaluation of conformity experiments -- Validity -- Ethics -- Historical context -- Explaining the conformity effect -- Compliance -- Identif ication -- Summary -- 3. Independent behaviour -- Introduction -- Counter-conformity and independent behaviour -- Study -- Evaluation -- Independent behaviour and conformity studies -- Study: minority of one -- Evaluation -- Study: independent participant with a partner -- Evaluation -- Study: minority v. majority -- Evaluation -- Ambiguity of task -- Conclusion -- Personality factors in conformity and independence -- Crutchfield -- Evaluation -- Independent behaviour and obedience studies -- Rebellion and obedience -- Disobedient role models -- Independence as a group norm -- Evaluation of independence and obedience studies; A theoretical explanation of independent behaviour: social impact theory -- Evaluation -- Summary -- 4. Collective behaviour -- Definitions -- Angry and peaceful crowds -- Two early theorists -- Le Bon -- Gabriel Tarde -- Evaluation of Le Bon and Tarde -- Rule-governed mob behaviour -- Football crowds -- Political rallies -- Deindividuation -- Evaluation -- An alternative interpretation -- Social identity theory (SIT) -- Methodological problems -- Summary -- 5. Leadership and followers -- Introduction -- Great person theory -- Evaluation and commentary -- Taxonomies -- Evaluation -- Leadership behaviour -- The Lewin, Lippitt and White study -- Evaluation -- Situational perspective -- Position in the group -- Changing situation -- Communication within groups -- Evaluation of situational explanations -- Leadership style -- Task v. social-emotional specialists -- Evaluation -- The contingency perspective -- Fielder's contingency theory -- Empirical research -- Conclusion -- Criticism -- Followers -- Expectancy effects -- Expectancy confirmation sequence -- Empirical support -- Evaluation -- Summary -- 6. Study aids -- Improving your essay writing skills -- Practice essay 1: Conformity -- Practice essay 2: Leadership -- Key research summaries -- Article 1 -- Article 2 -- Article 3 -- Article 4 -- Article 5 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - Social Influences looks at how we perceive ourselves and others and how this can influence our behaviour. It includes stereotyping and prejudice, obedience and conformity, collective behaviour and leadership
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