SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES OF PSYCHOLOGY

Soc 3316

Spring 2006


This page is continually being revised.

Syllabus: Click here for the syllabus

From The Mead Project 
Original Works of Theorists
George Herbert Mead
John Dewey 
William James
James Mark Baldwin
James Horton Cooley
WI Thomas
Edward Sapir
Other Early 20th century Theorists

 

SocioSite Page of Social Psychology

Group Dynamics
John Scott's Social Network Analysis Handbook
David Heise's Homepage (Author of Affect Control THeory)
David Heise's ACT Theory page
Sociolinguistics
Ethnomethodology
Famous Sociologists

  
My Sentiments Exactly 
(Who is this Michael S. Ofsowitz, anyway?)

How to Get an A in Class
Compare and Contrast
General Tips on Studying and Responsibility
Ten Tips U Need to Survive College
How to be a Student
How to Flunk our with Style and Grace
Plagiarism

Some Useful Sites
Attribution Theory
Sociosite Social Psychology Page
Allen and Bacon Publishers Soc Psy Links
Amoebaweb - Articles on Social Psychology
Social Psychology Network (Much is from a Psychology perspective)
 

The following are SOME sites for the Social Psychology area.
The sites listed are by no means exclusive. Nor are they the BEST sites.
They are just SOME sites. Please note that there are more sites on the
general pages such as Sociosite, etc.

Roles and Statuses
The Role Set by Robert Merton
The Unit Act of Action Systems by Talcott Parsons
Explanation of Roles and Statuses
Social Roles and Networks in Isolated Situations by Johnson, Boster, Palinkas
Groups
Social Interaction in Groups and Organizations
Social Construction of Reality
The Social Construction of Reality by Berger and Luckmann
The Unadjusted Girl by WI Thomas
Society as a Human Product by Berger and Luckman
Exchange Theory
Elementary Forms of Social Behavior by George Homans
The Norm of Reciprocity by Alvin Gouldner
Exchange and Power in Social Life by Peter Blau
Explanation of Exchange Theory
Changing Minds.org
Exchange Theory of Thibaut and Kelley
Social Exchange Theory Page
Brief Explanation of Exchange Theory

Symbolic Interactionism
Mind, Self and Society by George Herbert Mead
On Primary Groups by Charles Horton Cooley
The Looking Glass Self by Charles Horton Cooley
Symbolic Interactionism as defined by Blumer
Dramaturgical Analysis
Presentation of Self by Erving Goffman
Impression Management by Erving Goffman
A Dramaturgical Analysis by Poston-Anderson
Theatrics of Capitalism by Downs & Carr
Dramaturgival Analysis of Charismatic Leader Discourse
Ethnomethodology
Studies in Ethnomethodology by Harold Garfinkel
Expectation States
Attitude Change, Affect Control, and Expectation States ... by Friedken and Johnsen
Double Standards in the Evaluation of Men and Women SPQ
Strong Tests of Expectation States Hypotheses
Social Influence in Peer Interactions by Yang
Emotions
Differential Emotions Theory
A Theory of Emotions from a Physiological Standpoint by GH Mead
Maintaining Norms about Expressed Emotions
Dr. A Schneider's notes
Emotions, Embodiment and the Sensations of Society
Labeling
Labeling Theory explanation and sources
Labeling Theory from Indiana University
A Good overview of different aspects of Labeling Theory from FSU
Another page from FSU
Labeling Theories of Crime
Labeling Theory from Skidmore
Rational Choice Theory
Rational Choice THeory by John Scott
Rational Choice theory from Univeristy of Regina, Canada
Assumptions of Rational Choice Theory

Other Good Sites
American Sociological Association
Society for Applied Sociology
SocioSite (megasite)
SocioWeb (another megasite)
The SocioLog (sociology online)
Sociology Links from Allyn & Bacon Publishers
Listing of U.S. Sociology Departments
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
Sociology Cases Database Project
Andrew Greeley's Home page (priest, sociologist, prolific author)
Reappearance of Volunteerism in US by Greeley
International Network for Social Network Analysis
A Theory Syllabus with Reading Links
Its a SmallWorld Project
Miscellaneous/Interesting!
List and web link to US Universities (including Wesleyan!)
Top 32 US Sociology Graduate Programs

 
 

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