A general introduction to social psychology for students of the social sciences and all those whose training - be it in education, medicine or social work. Acknowledgements, Preface, Perspectives, Introduction, Social Psychology and Social Science, Evolution and Social Behavior, Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Social Interaction, The Development of Interpersonal Behavior, Communication In Interaction, Cooperation and Competition Between Individuals, Small Groups: I Structure and Leadership, Small Groups: II Processes and Products, Representations of the Social World, Interpersonal Attributions, The Nature and Measurement of Attitudes, Determinants of Attitudes and Attitude Change, The Structure of Our Views about Society, Interaction and the Social World, Social Behavior in Organizations, The Environment and Social Behavior, Language in Society, Intergroup Behavior: I Individualistic Perspectives, Intergroup Behavior: II Group Perspectives, References, Index.