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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808127403321

Autore

Aiken Lewis R. <1931->

Titolo

Attitudes and related psychosocial constructs : theories, assessment, and research / / Lewis R. Aiken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : Sage Publications, c2002

ISBN

1-322-42259-1

0-7619-2452-3

1-4522-6718-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 318 p.)

Disciplina

153.8

Soggetti

Attitude (Psychology)

Social perception

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-300) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

In this work, the author provides a compact but comprehensive research-oriented treatment of attitudes and related psychosocial constructs - values, opinions, beliefs, and personal orientations.