Social psychology

The scope of social psychological research. Adapted from Cote and Levine (2002).^[1]

Social psychology studies how people and groups interact. Social psychologists might analyze an individual, a group, or both.^[2]

Psychologists and sociologists who research social psychology tend to differ in their goals, approaches, methods, and terminology. They also favor separate academic journals and professional groups.

Sociologists and psychologists collaborated best right after World War II.^[3] In recent years, these two disciplines have become more specialized, but they still have some similarities.^[4]

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References

↑ Cote, J. E. & Levine, C. G. (2002). Identity formation, agency, and culture. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
↑ Myers, David G. (1993). Social psychology. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-044292-4.
↑ Sewell, W. H. (1989). Some reflections on the golden age of interdisciplinary social psychology. Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 15.
↑ Flick, Uwe (1998). The Psychology of the Social. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-58851-5.

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[1] Cote, J. E. & Levine, C. G. (2002). Identity formation, agency, and culture. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

[2] Myers, David G. (1993). Social psychology. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-044292-4.

[3] Sewell, W. H. (1989). Some reflections on the golden age of interdisciplinary social psychology. Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 15.

[4] Flick, Uwe (1998). The Psychology of the Social. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-58851-5.

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