Applied Social Psychology : Understanding and Managing Social Problems (Hardcover)

1. Introduction to applied social psychology Linda Steg and Talib Rothengatter; 2. The USE of theory in applied social psychology P. Wesley Schultz and Mica Estrada-Hollenbeck; 3. Applications of social psychology to increase the impact of behaviour-focused intervention Philip K. Lehman and E. Scott Geller; 4. Research designs in applied social psychology Melissa Burkley and Hart Blanton; 5. Social psychology and economic behaviour: heuristics and biases in decision making and judgement W. Fred van Raaij; 6. Social psychology and immigration: relations between immigrants and host societies Jan Pieter van Oudenhoven, Charles Judd and Colleen Ward; 7. Applying social psychology to the classroom Pascal Huguet and Hans Kuyper; 8. Social psychology and environmental problems Linda Steg and Robert Gifford; 9. Gender issues in work and organizations Tineke M. Willemsen and Annelies E. M. van Vianen; 10. Social psychology of health and illness Arie Dijkstra and Alexander Rothman; 11. Social psychology and mental health Abraham P. Buunk and Pieternel Dijkstra; 12. Social psychology and modern organizations: balancing between innovativeness and comfort Karen van der Zee and Paul Paulus; 13. Social psychology and the study of politics Martin Rosema, John T. Jost and Diederik A. Stapel.