Isbn: 9781493908660 - the psychology of social status (3 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 500 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Psychology of Social Statusoutlines the foundational insights, key advances, and developments that have been made in the field thus far. The goal of this volume is to provide an in-depth exploration of the psychology of human status, by reviewing each of the major lines of theoretical and empirical work that have been conducted in this vein. Organized thematically, the volume covers the following areas:- An overview of several prominent overarching theoretical perspectives that have shaped much of the current research on social status.- Examination of the personality, demographic, situational, emotional, and culturalunderpinnings of status attainment, addressing questions about why and how people attain status.- Identification of the intra- and inter-personal benefits and costs of possessing and lacking status.- Emerging research on the biological and bodily manifestation of status attainment- Abroad review of available research methods for measuring and experimentally manipulating social status A key component of this volume is its interdisciplinary focus. Research on social status cuts across a variety of academic fields, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, organizational science others; thus the chapter authors are drawn from a similarly wide-range of disciplines. Encompassing the current state of knowledge in a thriving and proliferating field,The Psychology of Social Statusis a fascinating and comprehensive resource for researchers, students, policy-makers, and others interested in learning about the complex nature of social status, hierarchy, dominance, and power.…