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Social cognition: From brain to culture

By Susan T. Fiske , Shelley E. Taylor

Book information

Publisher
SAGE
Year
2017
ISBN
9781473969292, 9781473969308
Google Books ID
7qPUDAAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20919495 bytes)
Edition
4
Pages
616\633
Topic
Psychology
Time added
2023-12-30 14:36:25
Social Cognition

Description

How do people make sense of each other? How do people make sense of themselves? Social cognition attempts to explain the most fundamental of questions. It looks at why other people are not simply ‘objects’ to be perceived and how the social world provides dramatic and complex perspectives on the Self and Others. The subtitle of this book ‘From Brains to Culture’ reflects the journey that Social Cognition has been on since it first emerged as a dynamic and forward-looking field of research within social psychology. Structured in four clear parts, Social Cognition: From Brains to Culture begins with a clear outline of the basic concepts before moving into more topical sections: understanding individual selves and others, followed by making sense of society. The authors finish by looking beyond cognition to affect and behaviour. Challenging and rigorous, yet strikingly accessible, this book is essential reading for all students of social psychology from undergraduate to post-graduate and beyond.

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