Donald M. Taylor Bücher

The book addresses the critical study of intergroup relations in the context of escalating social conflicts such as race riots and violence against marginalized groups. It provides a comprehensive overview of international theoretical frameworks, critiquing them while highlighting recent advancements in the field. The updated edition explores evolving perspectives on longstanding issues like discrimination and includes new discussions on affirmative action, tokenism, and multiculturalism, making it a vital resource for understanding contemporary social dynamics.

The book examines significant social issues affecting various groups in the United States and Canada, including Aboriginal people, African Americans, certain Hispanic communities, and street kids. It highlights crises such as academic failure, family dysfunction, substance abuse, and violence. The author also addresses the challenges faced by young white men, traditionally seen as privileged. Through research and personal involvement, he explores these disparities and presents proposals for addressing the social malaise affecting these communities.

Acknowledging the growing cultural diversity in many societies, social psychologists are exploring the wide-ranging influence of ethnicity, gender, race, social class, and other cultural factors on social behaviour. Such cross-cultural considerations are now seen as vital to understanding behaviour within any given society, as well as across societies around the world. Drawing on these exciting developments, Social Psychology in Cross Cultural Perspective analyzes the most important topics in social psychology including social cognition, social influence, and social relations-from a cross-cultural perspective. It is an introductory text which elucidates the link between culture and individual social behaviour.