Attitudes and Related Psychosocial Constructs : Theories, Assessment and Research.

Attitudes have a major impact on behavior and one's ability to manage and adapt to change while also influencing the behavior of others. This text provides a compact but comprehensive research-oriented treatment of attitudes and related psychosocial constructs (values, opinions, beliefs, and pe...

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Main Author: Aiken, Dr. Lewis R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2002.
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Summary:Attitudes have a major impact on behavior and one's ability to manage and adapt to change while also influencing the behavior of others. This text provides a compact but comprehensive research-oriented treatment of attitudes and related psychosocial constructs (values, opinions, beliefs, and personal orientations). It focuses on the meaning, measurement, and utility of attitudes in various applied settings, such as education or the workplace. The topics explored include social and personal matters such as prejudice and discrimination, illness and disability, death and dying, poverty and une.
Physical Description:1 online resource (329 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452267180
1452267189
9781452233659
1452233659
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.