Social Psychology in Christian Perspective : Exploring the Human Condition.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (660 pages)
- Christian Association for Psychological Studies Bks. .
- Christian Association for Psychological Studies Bks. .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Social Psychology -- What Is Social Psychology? -- How Do Psychologists Study Social Behavior? -- What Are Some Common Findings in Social Psychology? -- Is There a Positive or Negative Focus in Social Psychology Research? -- What Are Some Advantages and Disadvantages of the Empirical Approach? -- How Do Social Psychologists Interpret Their Findings? A Look at Evolutionary Psychology -- How Does the Evolutionary Approach Generate Hypotheses? -- What of the Naturalist View of Humans? -- So Far . . . -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 2 What Has Christianity to Do with Social Psychology? -- Why Is One's View of the Human Condition So Important? -- Is It Valid to Integrate Christian Ideas with a Scientific Understanding of Social Interaction? -- How Does One Integrate Christian Ideas with Social Psychology? -- What Do Creation, Fall and Redemption Suggest to Us About Social Behavior? -- What of Creation and Human Social Interaction? -- What of the Fall and Human Social Interaction? -- What of Redemption and Human Social Interaction? -- What Else Distinguishes the CFR Approach from a Naturalist Model? -- How Is the Empirical Approach Relevant to a Christian View of Persons? -- So, What of Hypotheses and Interpretations? -- How Else Can We Get a More Balanced View of Humans? A Look at Positive Psychology -- What About Possible Limitations of the CFR Approach? -- So Far . . . -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 3 The Self in a Social World -- Why Study the Self? -- Are Current Notions of the Self Consistent with a Biblical Perspective? -- Self-Perception and Self-Concept: How Do We Know Ourselves? -- Self-Esteem: How Well Do We Like Ourselves? -- Just How Relational Is the Self? -- The Self in Action: How We Present Ourselves to Others -- Self-Regulation. Self-Regulation from the CFR View -- So Far . . . -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 4 Social Perception and Social Cognition -- What Is Social Cognition? -- How Accurate Are Our Perceptions? -- Bounded Rationality and a Christian View of Humans -- The Importance of Evaluating When Perceiving Others -- Purpose of Social Cognition: Naturalist and CFR Views -- Strategies for Social Perception and Cognition -- The (In)Accuracies of Social Cognition: Bounded Rationality and a Christian View -- So Far . . . -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 5 Social Influence -- What Is Social Influence? -- What Is a Group? -- Intragroup Processes -- Intergroup Relations -- Groups and Christianity -- Conformity -- Factors influencing conformity -- Obedience -- So Far . . . -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 6 Attitudes and Persuasion -- Attitudes -- Persuasion: Changing Attitudes -- So Far . . . -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 7 Aggression -- What Is Aggression? -- What About Verbal Aggression? -- How Does Scripture Define Aggression? -- Religious Extremists and Aggression -- Sexual Violence -- What Are Some Biological Explanations of Aggression? -- Evolutionary Psychology Perspectives of Aggression -- Psychosocial Explanations of Aggression -- Family Factors Related to Aggression -- Situational Factors Related to Aggression -- Is Aggression Getting Worse? -- How Can We Reduce Violence? -- A Christian View of Reducing Aggression: Humanizing and Forgiveness -- So Far . . . -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 8 Prejudice, Stereotypes and Discrimination -- Some Relevant Questions and Key Terms -- Categorization -- Why Study Prejudice, Stereotypes and Discrimination? -- Who Are the Usual Targets of Prejudice, Stereotypes and Discrimination? -- How Do Victims of Prejudice, Stereotypes and Discrimination Respond? -- Other Relevant Factors. Religiosity and Prejudice -- Is Prejudice Inevitable? -- Racial Reconciliation: Is There Hope? -- So Far . . . -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 9 Prosocial Behavior -- Why Study Helping? -- Key Terms and Complex Motives -- Whom Do We Tend to Help the Most? -- When Do We Tend to Help? -- Who Is Most Likely to Offer Help? -- Social Norms for Helping -- Obedience as Other-Centeredness -- How Can We Increase Helping Behavior? -- Complex Motives for Helping: Two Views -- Christianity and Altruism -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- 10 Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships -- The Relevance of Relationships and Interpersonal Attraction -- Physical Proximity: Love Thy Neighbor -- Similarity: Do We Like People Who Are Like Us? -- Physical Attractiveness: Do We Tend to Like Beautiful People? -- Social Exchange Theory: Relationships and Reciprocity -- The Power and Meaning of Relationships: A Christian View Revisited -- Questions to Consider -- Key Terms -- Glossary -- References -- Image Credits and Permissions -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Other Books in This Series -- Integrating Faith and Psychology: Twelve Psychologists Tell Their Stories -- Counseling and Christianity: Five Approaches -- Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model -- Integrative Psychotherapy: Toward a Comprehensive Christian Approach -- Family Therapies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal -- Sin and Grace in Christian Counseling: An Integrative Paradigm -- Modern Psychopathologies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal -- Modern Psychotherapies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press.
Angela Sabates offers a well-researched social psychology textbook that makes full use of the unique view of human persons coming down to us from the Christian tradition. She highlights Christian contributions to a wide range of questions from the dynamics of persuasion to the social psychology of violence.
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