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978 0 70217 189 5 2006
352 PAGES
ZAR R469.00
Inter-group Relations
South African perspectives
K RATELE
“Is it natural to categorise people into groups? How do we determine category borders - the in-group ‘we’ and out-group ‘them’? How and why is in-group love so close to out-group hate, and why do people who have to live side by side manage to hate one another so deeply?”
This title investigates inter-group relations in a post-apartheid South Africa. It examines how out-group hatred and in-group affection can be, and often are, drawn not only along lines of gender, religion, class and race, but are also at play in homes and families, in relationships between different cultural groups, the landed and the landless, language communities, the employed and unemployed, and the stigmatisation of people living with HIV/Aids. Inter-group relations looks at a wide range of social, personal and interpersonal issues from psychological and ideological perspectives. Pertinent subjects covered include: The nature and causes of social dominance and prejudice; racial stereotyping; racially motivated attacks; homelessness and the land question; the phenomenon of gated communities and the politics of space and exclusion; the politics of HIV/Aids; majority and minority influence.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kopano Ratele is Professor in the Institute for Social and Health Sciences at UNISA. Best known for his work on men and masculinity – specifically in relation to violence, race, sexualities, and tradition – he has published a number of books, scholarly essays, research papers, and shorter pieces on a range of psychological, cultural and social topics. His list of publications include the co-edited book From Boys to Men: Social Constructions of Masculinities in Contemporary Society (UCT Press) and There Was This Goat (UKZN Press) co-authored with Nosisi Mpolweni and Antjie Krog. He is a past president of the Psychological Society of South Africa, and the incumbent chairperson of the board of Sonke Gender Justice.
SUITABLE FOR
Psychology students, especially students of social psychology.
Introduction to Psychology
L NICHOLAS (EDITOR)
This edition of Introduction to Psychology is a visually appealing, comprehensive and accessible text designed to help students make sense of psychology and its relationship to their everyday lives.
The authors provide fresh perspectives and stimulating South African case materials. A range of cultural viewpoints are discussed and current debates about psychology are presented from different perspectives to allow students to develop their capacity to think critically. Chapter overviews, suggested further readings and a comprehensive index make the book easy to use.
978 1 91989 502 4 2e 2008
424 PAGES
ZAR R607.00
CONTENTS
• Introduction to psychology
• Research and statistics
• Biological bases of behaviour
• Sensation and perception
• Learning
• Cognitive processes
• Intelligence and psychological testing
• Psychopathology
• Psychotherapy
• Personality
• Developmental psychology • Social psychology
• Community psychology
• Industrial psychology
• Sexuality
• Health.
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