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Social Psychology books

Below are the best books we could find on Social Psychology.

Social psychology works to understand how we as individuals our thoughts, feelings, and actions are influenced by the real or imagined social dynamics of others around us. Personal interactions, group dynamics, interpersonal attraction, persuasion, implicit bias, and even a sense of self are all better understood through a lens of social psychology. Learning how we interact with others and how others influence us help us make decisions that better reflect our true desires, boundaries, and authenticity.

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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising—on campus as well as nationally.

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (New and Expanded)

In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday...

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The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism

Silver Award Winner in the 2005 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards! Born with autism, both authors now famously live successful social lives. But their paths were very different. Temple's logical mind controlled her social behavior.

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Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

If every disabled character is mocked and mistreated, how does the Beast ever imagine a happily-ever-after? Amanda Leduc looks at fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm to Disney, showing us how they influence our expectations and behaviour and linking the quest for disability rights to new kinds of...

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The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

The Psychology Book is your visual guide to the complex and fascinating world of human behavior. Discover how we learn, become emotionally bonded with others, and develop coping mechanisms to deal with adversity, or conform in a group.

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Cults: Faith, Healing, and Coercion

From the mass weddings of Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church to the ritual suicides at Heaven’s Gate, charismatic cults and their devotees have become facts of American life.

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The Happiness Hypothesis: Ten Ways to Find Happiness and Meaning in Life

In The Happiness Hypothesis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt examines ten Great Ideas which have been championed across centuries and civilisations and asks: how can we apply these ideas to our twenty-first century lives? By holding ancient wisdom to the test of modern psychology, Haidt extracts...

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A Jungian Inquiry into the American Psyche: The Violence of Innocence

In A Jungian Inquiry into the American Psyche: The Violence of Innocence, Ipek Burnett’s penetrating cultural criticism enriched with psychoanalytical and Jungian insight offers a timely interrogation of national consciousness in the United States.

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Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino-American Postcolonial Psychology

Filipino Americans have a long and rich history with and within the United States, and they are currently the second largest Asian group in the country. However, very little is known about how their historical and contemporary relationship with America may shape their psychological experiences.

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The Crisis of Connection: Roots, Consequences, and Solutions

Since the beginning of the 21st century, people have become increasingly disconnected from themselves, each other, and the world around them. A “crisis of connection” stemming from growing alienation, social isolation, and fragmentation characterizes modern society.

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