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New Directions in Indian Psychology
Volume 1: Social Psychology
First Edition
Edited by:
- Ajit K Dalal - Fulbright Scholar (1982), Retired Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
- Girishwar Misra - University of Delhi, India
Courses:
Social Psychology
Social Psychology
May 2002 | 446 pages | SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
This is the first in a series of readers designed to address the trends and developments in psychology, especially in the post-independence era.
This volume provides a glimpse into how psychologists have tried to relate their research activities to significant social phenomena.
The 22 contributors represent a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches that provide the reader with a view of the vast spectrum of social psychological concerns.
Ajit K Dalal and Girishwar Misra
Social Psychology in India
PART ONE: SOCIAL COGNITION
Introduction
Rekha Agarwal and Girishwar Misra
A Factor Analytic Study of Achievement Goals and Means
Rajeev Sharma and R C Tripathi
Teachers' Expectations and Attributions
Ajit K Dalal and Atul K Singh
The Role of Causal and Recovery Beliefs in the Psychological Adjustment to a Chronic Disease
K D Broota and Harish C Ganguli
Cultural Differences in Perceptual Selectivity
PART TWO: SOCIAL INFLUENCE PROCESSES
Introduction
Sudhir Kakar
The Themes of Authority in Social Relations in India
Jai B P Sinha
The n-Ach/n-Cooperation under Limited/Unlimited Resource Condition
Lila Krishnan
Justice Research
Janak Pandey and Kayyum A Bohra
Ingratiation as a Function of Organizational Characteristics and Supervisory Styles
PART THREE: SOCIALIZATION AND INTERGROUP BEHAVIOUR
Introduction
Adarsh Sharma and S Anandalakshmy
Prejudice in the Making
Emmanuel S K Ghosh and Rashmi Kumar
Hindu-Muslim Intergroup Relations in India
Durganand Sinha and Rama Charan Tripathi
Individualism in a Collectivist Culture
PART FOUR: POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION
Introduction
Udai Pareek
Poverty and Motivation
Girishwar Misra
Deprivation and Cognitive Competence
PART FIVE: THE CHALLENGE OF SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Rama Charan Tripathi
Aligning Development to Values in India
Durganand Sinha
Psychology in Rural Areas
Prayag Mehta
Public Activism for Human Development
Usha Kumar
Indian Women and Work
PART SIX: EMERGING PERSPECTIVES
Introduction
Ashis Nandy
The Politics of Application and Social Relevance in Contemporary Psychology
Girishwar Misra and Kenneth J Gergen
On the Place of Culture in Psychological Science