Introduction and Overview

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Harkins ◽  
Kipling D. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
Target Effects

The study of social influence has been central to social psychology since its inception. In fact, research on social influence began in the 1880s, predating the coining of the term social psychology. However, by the mid-1980s, interest in this area had waned. Now the pendulum is swinging back, as seen in growing interest in non-cognitive, motivational accounts. Our hope is that the publication of this volume will aid this movement. The chapters, written by leading scholars, cover a variety of topics in social influence, incorporating a range of levels of analysis (intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intragroup) and both source and target effects. The book also includes chapters on theories that are most relevant to social influence, as well as a set of chapters on social influence in applied settings. Finally, we include a section that considers the future of social influence in social psychology.

The Oxford Handbook of Social Influence

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Target Effects

The study of social influence has been central to social psychology since its inception. In fact, research on social influence began in the 1880s, predating the coining of the term social psychology. The area's influence continued through the 1960s, when it made seminal contributions at the beginning of social psychology's golden age, but by the mid-1980s, interest in this area had waned. Now the pendulum is swinging back, as seen in growing interest in motivational accounts. The chapters in this volume, written by leading scholars, cover a variety of topics in social influence, incorporating a range of levels of analysis (intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intragroup) and both source and target effects. The book also includes chapters on theories that are most relevant to social influence, as well as a set of chapters on social influence in applied settings. This text can contribute to the renaissance of interest in social influence in a variety of ways. Some chapters show us that it is time to reexamine classic topics in social influence in the context of what has been learned since the original research was conducted. Others show how integrations/elaborations that advance our understanding of social influence processes are now possible. The chapters also reveal lacunae in the social influence literature and suggest future lines of research. Perhaps the most important of these will take into account the change from traditional social influence that occurs face-to-face to social media–mediated influence that is likely to characterize many of our interactions in the future.

The Future of Social Influence in Social Psychology

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Harkins ◽  
Kipling D. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future

With notable exceptions, social influence has not played a major role in social psychology since the mid-1980s. The chapters in this volume, along with other developments, set the stage for a return of social influence to its once preeminent position. The chapters contribute to the renaissance of interest in social influence in a variety of ways. Some chapters show us that it is time to re-examine classic topics in the context of what has been learned since the original research was conducted. Others show how integrations/elaborations that advance our understanding of social influence processes are now possible. The chapters also reveal lacunae in the social influence literature, and suggest future lines of research. Perhaps the most important of these will take into account the change from traditional social influence that occurs face-to-face to social media-mediated influence that is likely to characterize many of our interactions in the future.

A Reflection on Crucial Periods in 50 Years of Social Psychology (in Germany)

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Katja Corcoran ◽  
Michael Häfner ◽  
Mathias Kauff ◽  
Stefan Stürmer
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Early Development ◽  
West Germany ◽  
East And West Germany ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
East And West

Abstract. In this article, we reflect on 50 years of the journal Social Psychology. We interviewed colleagues who have witnessed the history of the journal. Based on these interviews, we identified three crucial periods in Social Psychology’s history, that are (a) the early development and further professionalization of the journal, (b) the reunification of East and West Germany, and (c) the internationalization of the journal and its transformation from the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie to Social Psychology. We end our reflection with a discussion of changes that occurred during these periods and their implication for the future of our field.

scholarly journals La linguistique peut-elle sortir de son état pré-galiléen ?

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Desclés
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
General Topology ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Grammatical Categories ◽  
The Future ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Different Levels

The future of linguistics implies a better definition of concepts, especially in the semantic analysis. The notion of operator plays an important role in several areas of linguistics, for instance categorical grammars and representations of the meanings of grammatical categories. The general topology makes it possible to mathematize the grammatical concepts (time, aspects, modalities, enunciative operations) by means of operators. Curry’s Combinatorial Logic is an adequate formalism for composing and transforming operators at different levels of analysis that connect the semiotic expressions of languages (the observables) with their semantico-cognitive interpretations. The article refers to many studies that develop the points discussed.

scholarly journals Are people excessively pessimistic about the risk of coronavirus infection?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Raude ◽  
Marion Debin ◽  
Cécile Souty ◽  
Caroline Guerrisi ◽  
Clement Turbelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Health Threat ◽  
Recent Emergence ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Future Consequences ◽  
Large Survey

The recent emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 in China has raised the spectre of a novel, potentially catastrophic pandemic in both scientific and lay communities throughout the world. In this particular context, people have been accused of being excessively pessimistic regarding the future consequences of this emerging health threat. However, consistent with previous research in social psychology, a large survey conducted in Europe in the early stage of the COVID-19 epidemic shows that the majority of respondents was actually overly optimistic about the risk of infection.

scholarly journals Membership without Social Citizenship? Deservingness & Redistribution as Grounds for Equality

Daedalus ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 148 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Bloemraad ◽  
Will Kymlicka ◽  
Michèle Lamont ◽  
Leanne S. Son Hing
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Cultural Sociology ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Social Citizenship ◽  
Explanatory Framework ◽  
Political Studies ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
National Solidarity

Western societies have experienced a broadening of inclusive membership, whether we consider legal, interpersonal, or cultural membership. Concurrently, we have witnessed increased tensions around social citizenship, notably harsher judgments or boundaries over who “deserves” public assistance. Some have argued these phenomena are linked, with expanded, more diverse membership corroding solidarity and redistribution. We maintain that such a conclusion is premature and, especially, unsatisfactory: it fails to detail the processes–at multiple levels of analysis–behind tensions over membership and social citizenship. This essay draws on normative political theory, social psychology, cultural sociology, and political studies to build a layered explanatory framework that highlights the importance of individual feelings of group identity and threat for people's beliefs and actions; the significance of broader cultural repertoires and notions of national solidarity as a source and product of framing contests; and the diverse ways elites, power, and institutions affect notions of membership and deservingness.

scholarly journals Futures Narratives, Possible Worlds, Big Stories: Causal Layered Analysis and the Problems of Youth

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 231-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cate Watson
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Possible Worlds ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Causal Layered Analysis ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Alternative Scenarios ◽  
Causal Variables

Narratives of the future can be seen as a form of colonialisation, structuring fields of discourse, in a process which Johan Galtung (cited in Andersson, 2006) refers to as ‘chronological imperialism’. However, futures narratives can also be used to disrupt these attempts at colonialisation through surfacing problematic assumptions in order to explore alternative scenarios. In this paper I first consider modal narratives and possible worlds and their relevance to the social sciences. I then discuss Sohail Inayatullah's ‘Causal Layered Analysis’ (CLA) - a narrative technique for constructing past and present and imagining the future. CLA draws on a ‘poststructural toolbox’ to examine problematic issues using a process which focuses on four levels of analysis: litany (the official public description of the issue); social science analysis (which attempts to articulate causal variables); discourse analysis or prevailing worldview; and myth/metaphor analysis. The aim is to disrupt current discourses which have become sedimented into practice and so open up space for the construction of alternative scenarios. In the third part I demonstrate how this approach can be used to examine ‘big issues’ taking as my example the current preoccupation with troubled and troublesome youth.

A discussion on ship technology in the 1980s - Shipyards of the future: possibilities and prospects

1972 ◽  
Vol 273 (1231) ◽  
pp. 173-181
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Ship Design ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Trade Patterns ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level ◽  
Investment Patterns ◽  
Trade And Investment

Some comments are made on the effect of world trends, economic and social influence on future trade and investment patterns, and the growing influence of the emergent nations. The attractions of shipbuilding as an employer of large numbers, embodying a high level of technology and its national value are reviewed. Developments in transport systems and the future of ships as the main form of bulk transport are discussed, together with some of the considerations and restrictions which may affect ship design in the future. The trend towards specialized ship types is reviewed. The siting and design of future shipyards is discussed in the light of advances in technology. Consideration will be given to the changes in trade patterns and transport systems and their influence on shipyards. Mention will be made of the social and economic facets involved in the choice of the site and the design of the shipyard.

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