Social and Cultural

Sub-categories

General

Advertising and the Media

Applied Social Psychology

Cults and Propaganda

Family and Romantic Relationships

Gender

Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, and Media Studies InfoBase

Site provides articles about many topics related to social psychology. The topics include conformity, deindividuation, diffusion of responsibility, obedience, rebellion, minority influence, conflict resolution, and advertising among many others.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

A leading journal in the field of social psychology.

Social Psychology: Once Overlooked, Now a Staple

Article discusses the history of social psychology and the subject matter it entails.

Which Traits Predict Job Performance?

Article discusses how personality traits can be used to predict job performance.

Advertising and the Media

Psychology of Consumers

Site discusses the psychology of the consumer and includes the topics of culture, group influences, diffusion of innovation, perception, learning and memory, motivation, personality, emotion, attitudes, and others.

Applied Social Psychology

Cultural Continuity as a Protective Factor Against Suicide in First Nation Youth

This article provides a nice summary of Chandler and Lalonde's article, "Cultural Continuity as a Hedge Against Suicide in Canada's First Nations.".

Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct 2002

This site provides an outline of the ethical principles which psychologists are supposed to follow when conducting research.

Facts About Media Violence and Effects on the American Family

Articles presents a list of facts about the effects of media violence, video game and cyberspace violence, and music violence.

Fred Edward Fiedler

A brief biography is presented about Fred Edward Fiedler as well as a brief, but cohesive overview of his LPC theory.

Hate Crimes Today: An Age-Old Foe in Modern Dress

This article answers some frequently asked questions about hate crimes such as how often do they occur, who performs them, what emotional damage do they cause, and why do they occur?

Meta-Analysis of Research Studies

"This page is intended to help you learn more about meta-analysis by providing you with an overview; links to relevant documents and resources; and free, high-quality software."

Understanding and Preventing Hate Crimes

This article discusses how "psychologists' research offers new insights on the emotions that lead to hate crimes and how to prevent them.".

Violence on Television

Article discusses how children are affected by the violence they watch on television.

Cults and Propaganda

AFF's Home Page

"AFF is a secular, not-for-profit, tax-exempt research center and educational organization founded in 1979. AFF's mission is to study psychological manipulation and cultic groups, to educate the public and professionals, and to assist those who have been adversely affected by a cult experience.".

Family and Romantic Relationships

International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships (ISSPR)

Provides access to scholarly discussion groups, as well as conference and grant information.

Parenthood Detrimental to Marriage? Not Necessarily...

"Marital researchers identify a prescription that may buffer newlyweds against stressors."

Why a Bad Marriage is Worse for Women than Men

Article discusses how "men's and women's different physical responses to their emotions influence their marital satisfaction and physical health.".

Gender

Gender Gallery

Site highlights popular media related to issues of gender and sexual orientation. It also provides links to online discussions, organizations, and resources.

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