Originally published in 1927, An Introduction to Social Psychology represents an attempt at a more synthetic type of treatment of the field than had previously been given. The author felt that the time had arrived when “schools” of social psychology may properly be regarded as obsolete and the subject as a whole may be presented systematically. At the time social psychology was emerging as a separate discipline and overlapped a very large portion of social science, psychology and education. In this respect it was central to all psychological and social science disciplines. This volume treats the subject from the standpoint of the more objective factors which integrate the personality and its responses in a social environment. Today it can be read in its historical context.
This book is a re-issue originally published in 1927. The language used and views portrayed are a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.
Part I: Introduction 1. Science and the Environment 2. The Scope and Relations of Social Psychology 3. Phases of the Subject 4. Method of the Present Treatment Part II: The Foundations of Collective Behavior 5. The Organic Bases of Behavior 6. The Environmental Bases of Behavior 7. The Inherited and Acquired Equipment of Man 8. Behavior Patterns: Their Nature and Development 9. Misuse of the Concept of Instinct 10. Habit Mechanisms and the Adjustment Process 11. The Functional Organization of Consciousness – The Forms of Consciousness 12. The Functional Organization of Consciousness – The Objects of Consciousness 13. Pathological Forms of Consciousness 14. General Sets, Powers, and Intelligence 15. Race, Nationality, Class 16. The Attitudes and Personality 17. Summary of Part II Part III: The Integration of Personality in the Psycho-Social Environment 18. The Integration of Personality in the Social Environment 19. Suggestion and Personality Development 20. The Conditions of Suggestibility 21. Imitation and Personality Development 22. Personality Development Through the Direct Imitation of Persons 23. Personality Development Through the Indirect Imitation of Ideal Persons 24. Personality Development Through the Projective Imitation and Assimilation of Principles and Concepts 25. Summary of Part III Part IV: The Psycho-Social Environment and the Organization of Collective Behavior 26. Primary and Derivative Groups 27. Primary and Derivative Attitudes and Ideals 28. Direct Contact Groups: Rational Types 29. Direct Contact Groups: Non-Rational Types 30. Indirect Contact Groups and Communication 31. Types and Functions of Indirect Contact Groups 32. The Influence of Contacts Upon Individual and Collective Behavior 33. Collective Responses and Leadership 34. The Qualities of Leaders 35. Non-Institutional Controls 36. Institutional Controls 37. Summary and Conclusions. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Luther Lee Bernard (1881–1951) was an American sociologist and psychologist. He served as the 22nd President of the American Sociological Association. His pioneering work is said by some to have changed the direction of Social Psychology.
