Girishwar Misra, Purnima Singh

Social Psychology in a Globalizing Era (eBook, ePUB)

Engaging with Disciplinary and Societal Challenges

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume locates social psychology in the context of contemporary societies in an increasingly globalizing world where time, space, and relationships are reshaped by powerful information, communication, and travel technologies.

The volume revisits the efforts thus far while commenting upon the treatment of pertinent issues in the emerging sociopolitical and academic climate of the globalized area. It discusses how globalization has led to multidimensional changes in the society, warranting newer ways of comprehending, conceptualizing, and navigating through the complexities of the emerging social world. While mapping the new changes shaping contemporary discourse, the book refers to the new emerging patterns of human relationships, which are acquiring different shapes and meanings, leading not just to restructuring but also to creating innovative ways of being and making sense of the world.

The volume would be useful to students and teachers of psychology, applied psychology, sociology, social work, public health, gender, and women studies. It would also be an invaluable companion to pediatrics, forensic medicine, psychiatry, and law enforcement authorities like police and judiciary.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040328880
• Artikelnr.: 73418088

Autorenporträt

Girishwar Misra was formerly a professor of psychology at the University of Delhi. Earlier, he taught at Gorakhpur University (1970-1079), Allahabad University (1979-1983), and Bhopal University (1983-1993), before joining as a professor at Delhi University in 1993, where he served for the rest of his career. He served as Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra (2014-2019). His teaching, research, and publications focus on cultural and indigenous psychology, human development, self and identity, and emotions. He was President of the National Academy of Psychology, India; Senior Fulbright Fellow at Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Dean of Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. He has been a visiting fellow at Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; the University of Sussex, Britain; and the New School of Social Research, New York. He is a recipient of the National Fellowship of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), the National Fellowship of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the S.C. Mitra Memorial Award of the Asiatic Society, and the Honorary Fellowship of the International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP).

Purnima Singh is Professor Emeritus at IIT Delhi, Delhi, India. Earlier, she was Institute Chair Professor at IIT Delhi and professor at the University of Allahabad. She is a past president and a fellow of the National Academy of Psychology. She is the editor of Psychological Studies (Springer). She is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychology. She is also in the Executive Committee of the IACCP and the President-Elect of Psychological and Societal Development (Division 3) of the International Association of Applied Psychology. Her research interests include justice, intergroup relations, structural variables, and education.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations viii
List of Contributors ix
Preface xv
Introduction: Social Psychology and Globalization: Some Trends 1
GIRISHWAR MISRA AND PURNIMA SINGH
PART I
Challenges in Understanding the Social 11
1 Making Sense of the 'Social,' Relevance of the 'Local,' and the Era of
the 'Global': Encounters of a Social Psychologist 13
JYOTI VERMA
2 Living Together in Culturally Diverse Societies 30
JOHN W. BERRY
3 The Highs and Lows of Taking Psychology Out Into the Real World 44
COLLEEN WARD
PART II
Societal Changes and Social Psychology 67
4 Addressing Environmental Problems in South Asia and the World: The Need
for Multiplism and Policy Relevance 69
RICHARD BARRY RUBACK
5 The Deceptive Silence on the Environmental Crisis 84
ROOMANA N. SIDDIQUI
6 Social and Individual Concerns in the Life and Work of Mahatma Gandhi: An
Informal Essay 97
GIRISHWAR MISRA
7 Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Globalization 115
SONIA SUCHDAY AND LINDA ESCOBAR OLSZEWSKI
PART III
Identity and Intergroup Relations 131
8 Gender and Age Stereotypes From a Cross-Cultural Perspective 133
DEBORAH L. BEST, CORINNE R. SCANNELL, AND ARIEL G. GIANUKAKIS
9 Being a Kalpwasi: Pilgrimage and Identity on the Banks of the Ganga 147
NICK HOPKINS, STEVE D. REICHER, AND NARAYANAN SRINIVASAN
10 Women, Work, and Health: Perspectives From India 165
URMI NANDA BISWAS
11 Changing Landscape of Social Interactions: Decoding Route to Harmony 183
PURNIMA SINGH, GIRISHWAR MISRA, PREETI KAPUR, ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA, AND
ROOMANA N. SIDDIQUI
PART IV
Affective and Cognitive Processes and Change 199
12 Social Influence Revisited 201
VANITA SONDHI
13 Science, Technology, Art of Leadership, and Organizational Change:
Issues and Implications 222
ANUP K. SINGH
Contents vii
14 Emerging Perspectives on Social Decision-Making 235
NISHTHA JAIN AND PURNIMA SINGH
Epilogue: Visible and Invisible: Some Reflections on Developments in Social
Psychology in India 244
GIRISHWAR MISRA, PURNIMA SINGH, AND PALLAVI RAMANATHAN
Index 265