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The Oxford Handbook of Social Influence
Contributor(s): Harkins, Stephen G. (Editor), Williams, Kipling D. (Editor), Burger, Jerry M. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0199859876     ISBN-13: 9780199859870
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $190.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Social Psychology
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 302.13
LCCN: 2016047130
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 7.1" W x 10.1" L (2.16 lbs) 496 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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The study of social influence has been central to social psychology since its inception. In fact, research on social influence predated the coining of the term social psychology. Its influence continued through the 1960s, when it made seminal contributions to the beginning of social
psychology's golden age. However, by the mid-1980s, interest in this area waned, while at the same time, and perhaps not coincidentally, interest in social cognition waxed. Now the pendulum is swinging back, as seen in growing interest in non-cognitive, motivational accounts.

The Oxford Handbook of Social Influence will contribute to a resurgence of interest in social influence that will restore it to its once preeminent position. Written by leading scholars, the chapters cover a variety of topics related to social influence, incorporating a range of levels of analysis
(intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intragroup) and both source (the influencers) and target (the influenced) effects. The volume also examines theories that are most relevant to social infl uence, as well as social influence in applied settings.

The chapters contribute to the renaissance of interest in social influence by showing that it is time to reexamine classic topics in social influence; by illustrating how integrations/ elaborations that advance our understanding of social influence processes are now possible; by revealing gaps in
the social influence literature; and by suggesting future lines of research. Perhaps the most important of these lines of work will take into account the change from traditional social influence that occurs face-to-face to social media-mediated influence that is likely to characterize many of our
interactions in the future.
 
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