EAN: 9781493939961

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL STATUS KARTONIERT (TB)

The Psychology of Social Status outlines the foundational insights  key advances  and
developments that have been made in the field thus far. The goal of this volume is to provide
an in-depth exploration of the psychology of human status  by reviewing each of the major lines
of theoretical and empirical work that have been conducted in this vein. Organized thematically
the volume covers the following areas: - An overview of several prominent overarching
theoretical perspectives that have shaped much of the current research on social status. -
Examination of the personality  demographic  situational  emotional  and cultural underpinnings
of status attainment  addressing questions about why and how people attain status. -
Identification of the intra- and inter-personal benefits and costs of possessing and lacking
status. - Emerging research on the biological and bodily manifestation of status attainment - A
broad review of available research methods for measuring and experimentally manipulating social
status A key component of this volume is its interdisciplinary focus. Research on social status
cuts across a variety of academic fields  including psychology  sociology  anthropology 
organizational science others  thus the chapter authors are drawn from a similarly wide-range
of disciplines. Encompassing the current state of knowledge in a thriving and proliferating
field  The Psychology of Social Status is a fascinating and comprehensive resource for
researchers  students  policy-makers  and others interested in learning about the complex
nature of social status  hierarchy  dominance  and power.

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