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 persona...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Aiken, Lewis R., 1931- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications [2002]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Definitions, History, and Behavior Prediction
  • History
  • Predicting Behavior From Attitudes
  • Assessment Methods and Instruments
  • Attitude Assessment Methods
  • Reliability, Validity, and Norms
  • Illustrative Instruments and Sources
  • Attitude Formation and Change
  • Genetics and Experience
  • Consistency Theories
  • Other Concepts and Theories
  • Practical Procedures for Changing Attitudes
  • Social Prejudice and Discrimination
  • Social Prejudice
  • Social Discrimination
  • Assessment of Prejudice and Discrimination
  • Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination
  • Living Conditions and Problems
  • Living Conditions
  • Illness and Disability
  • Conflict and Violence
  • Natural and Unnatural Death
  • Attitudes Toward Death
  • Abortion and the Right to Life
  • Euthanasia and Suicide
  • Capital Punishment
  • Schools, Subjects, and Students
  • Evaluating Schools and Students
  • Attitudes Toward Mathematics
  • Computers and Technology
  • Attitudes Toward Science
  • Attitudes Toward Other School Subjects
  • Work, Leisure, and Retirement
  • Job Satisfaction and Work Experiences
  • Assessment in Organizational Contexts
  • Leisure
  • Retirement
  • Politics, Religion, and Morality
  • Politics and Government
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Moral Values and Behavior
  • Suppliers of Psychosocial Assessment Instruments
  • Recommendations for Constructing and Administering Questionnaires