Blind alleys in social psychology : a search for ways out /

Real advances are not made in blind alleys (or culs-de-sac). In Social Psychology, as in every branch of science, the paths which appear to offer progress do not always result in theoretical elegance. Certain basic problems persistently defy final solution. This volume surveys the foundations and me...

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Main Author: Eskola, Antti, 1934-2018
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kihlström, Anna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : North-Holland, 1988.
Series:Advances in psychology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 48.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Real advances are not made in blind alleys (or culs-de-sac). In Social Psychology, as in every branch of science, the paths which appear to offer progress do not always result in theoretical elegance. Certain basic problems persistently defy final solution. This volume surveys the foundations and methods of Social Psychology with the aim of identifying ways out of the research maze. It examines the history and traditions of the field, looks at methodology and conceptual schemes, and discusses the actual research methods used.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 323 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080867021
0080867022