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Psychology of Prejudice, The (2nd Edition)

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After taking an introductory course in social psychology, I became interested in the topic of prejudice and stereotyping. I have since looked into several books on stereotyping, but I often found that they were either too basic, too in depth on one particular aspect of stereotyping, or were way over my head. Then I stumbled upon this little book (only about 250 pages) and finally found one that was wide in its scope, well grounded in good scientific research, but still very readable. While this book is kind of a quick read, it is dense with interesting theories and studies and it ended up answering a lot of my questions about how stereotyping works, why they are so prevalent and how people can work to change them. Along the way it also whet my interests in many of the other aspects of prejudice and stereotyping. This book is actually part of what helped me to make the decision to become a social psychologist. The only thing I could say against this book is that it is, in certain sections, necessarily technical, but if the reader has had some basic undergraduate psychology courses those sections are more challenging than frustrating. I would highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in the topic.

You know how some general education textbooks are just overbearing? Ever had a class that you just you felt was just information overload and was unnecessary? Well, this book is completely the opposite

- I can skim through this book easily and find what I need to know. It's great for reference if you ever decide to keep the book.

- The book just gives you enough so that you wouldn't be drowning in a bunch of psychology terms that made no sense.

- There are some interesting cases that allows you to see the application to real life situations

Neat book. Gotta love it when a textbook is student-friendly

This book was in good shape. Wasn't bent or highlighted too much.

I received my book on time and in the condition it said it would be. I would buy from this seller again.

Hello the book was great when I finally got the book. The book took forever to come but when it did it was in good condition.