ISBN:
9780805832792
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (370 p.)
Series Statement:
Applied Social Research Series
Parallel Title:
Print version The Practice of Social influence in Multiple Cultures
DDC:
303.4
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book provides a diverse collection of studies reporting the effects of social influence processes in multiple cultures at both the universal and culture-specific levels. The book is characterized by three distinct features. First, the social influenc
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the Editors; Part I: Principles of Social Influence Across Cultures; 1 Cultural Differences in Self and the Impact of Personal and Social Influences; 2 The Differential Impact of Two Social Influence Principles on Individualists and Collectivists in Poland and the United States; 3 Self-Prophecy as a Behavior Modification Technique in the United States; 4 Social Influence, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in Cross-Cultural Perspective; 5 Social Influence Principles in Polish Advertising and Consumer Decision Making
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Culture, Norms, and Obligations: Cross-National Differences in Patterns of Interpersonal Norms and Felt Obligations Toward CoWorkers7 Social Influence Factors in Euro-American and Mexican-American Women's Vulnerability to Misuse of Illicit Substances; Part II: Social Influence and Social Change Across Cultures; 8 Societal Transition: Toward a Dynamical Model of Social Change; 9 The Consequences of Being an Influential Minority in the Context of Social Controversies in the Emerging Polish Democracy
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Acculturation and Conflict Regulation of Turkish Immigrants in Germany: A Social Influence Perspective11 Socioeconomic Influences on Depression and Morbidity in the Hungarian Population in the Context of PostCommunist Modernization; 12 Mass-Mediated Influences on Patterns of Consumption in Polish Youth; Part III: Culture and Moral Perspective in the Social Influence Process; 13 Stay Tuned: The Role of the Break in the Message on Attribution of Culpability; 14 Propaganda and Deliberative Persuasion: The Implications of Americanized Mass Media for Established and Emerging Democracies
Description / Table of Contents:
15 Basic Research and Practical Problems: Volunteerism and the Psychology of Individual and Collective Action16 Social Influence in Media: Culture and Antismoking Advertising; 17 Compliance Principles in Retail Sales in the United States; Author Index; Subject Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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