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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.
Contents
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