Norms, Groups, Conflict, and Social Change: Rediscovering Muzafer Sherif’s Psychology

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This book is about the life and work of a Turkish-American social scientist, Muzafer Sherif (1905–1988). He was known for his seminal work on norm and group formations, social judgment, and intergroup conflicts and cooperation. Although Sherif is identified as one of the founders of social psychology, his contribution to the science of psychology goes beyond the limits of social psychology as it is generally defined today. This volume aims to rediscover the theory and research of its subject in the socio-historical context of his time, as well as his relevance for contemporary psychology. Chapters cover a range of topics: an in-depth portrayal of Sherif's life and intellectual struggle in Turkey and in the United States; his metatheoretical considerations on the science of psychology; his theory and research on group and intergroup relationships, social norms and social change; formation and change of frames of reference, ego-involvements and identity; and psychology of slogans. Sherif had profound life experiences in different cultural contexts from the Ottoman Empire and World War I to American universities, which enabled him to see the essentiality of the historico-cultural context in the formation of human phenomena. Sherif's psychology is an elegant exemplar of an integrative science of psychology that is worth rediscovering. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Series Editor’s Foreword Introduction Part I: Early Years: Turkey and the United States 1. A Young Scientist in a Changing World: Muzafer Sherif’s Early Years 2. Muzafer Sherif in America: Confidence, Crisis, and Beyond Part II: Years in the United States after 1945 3. The Sherifs’ Long Quest to Keep Social Psychology Social 4. Muzafer Sherif in FBI Files 5. Dynamics of Group and Intergroup Relations 6. Sherif’s Thoughts on Social Science and the Social Scientist: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations 7. Social Norms and Social Change Part III: Contemporary Psychology in Light of Sherif’s Work 8. Sherif’s Historical Role and Current Relevance for Social/Cultural Psychology 9. Sherif’s Perspective on Contemporary Social Psychology 10. Reflections on Muzafer Sherif’s Legacy in Social Identity and Self-Categorization Theories 11. Applications and Extensions of Realistic Conflict Theory: Moral Development and Conflict Prevention 12. Re-emergence of Caršija: Revisiting Sherif’s Psychology of Slogans 13. An Integration of Social and Developmental Psychology: Sherif’s Research with Adolescents Conclusion: A Scholar Between and Beyond About the Contributors Name Index Subject Index