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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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1
  • Definitions, History, and Behavior Prediction; Chapter 2
  • Assessment Methods and Instruments; Chapter 3
  • Attitude Formation and Change; Chapter 4
  • Social Prejudice and Discrimination; Chapter 5
  • Living Conditions an d Problems; Chapter 6
  • Natural and Unnatural Death; Chapter 7
  • Schools, Subjects, and Students; Chapter 8
  • Work, Leisure, and Retirement; Chapter 9
  • Politics, Religion, and Morality; Appendix A
  • Suppliers of Psychosocial Assessment Instruments.
  • Appendix B
  • Recommendations for Constructing and Administering QuestionnairesGlossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author.