Social Psychology and Social Theory is a major new book that looks at a variety of approaches to social psychology through the lens of social theory. It introduces the student and researcher to many elements of social theory that are relevant to social psychology and gives them a strong grounding in the relevant literature (i.e. Foucault, Habermas, Lyotard, Derrida, Bourdieu etc), helping them to understand major social psychological theories - from social identity to social influence - in this context. It keeps the discussion of social theory clear and relevant at every step.
The book contains and addresses the following: a discussion of the dispersal of social psychological topics across the humanities and social s