Library Guides: Psychology 5: Social Psychology

J. Muller, Instructor
Developed by Kathie Lewis and Gina Haycock, Librarians

Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Psychology    R150.3 En56
    Entries Include:    group cohesiveness, group performance, groups, group therapy, intergroup relations, interpersonal relations

Encyclopedia of Sociology    R301.03 E56
    Entries Include:    collective behavior, group size, group conflict resolution, small groups , interpersonal attraction, interpersonal conflict resolution, interpersonal power, and personal relations

Periodical Databases

• Academic Abstracts - This database indexes over 950 periodicals from 1984 to the present.  It will identify the periodical titles that the COS Visalia Library owns.  Of the 950 periodicals indexed approximately 480 have the complete text of articles back several years.  (Annual Cost $2,999)

• Infotrac - Infotrac provides articles from more than 500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, as well as references for The New York Times. The databases integrate core titles in every major academic concentration; area  and issue-specific journals; academic journals with application in the professions; and publications with national news coverage and commentary.  The time period it covers is current year to date + the previous 3 years. The optional backfile extends coverage as far back as 1980.  (Annual Cost $9,732)

• CQ Researcher - Your complete source on the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, all the pros and cons, bibliographies and more. (Annual Cost $523)

Web Sites

Social Psychology Network    Provides many links and is maintained by Scott Plous of Wesleyan University.
Current Research in Social psychology    An electronic journal
Resources for the Teaching of Social Psychology    Links to resources by topics sponsored by the Associate Colleges of Illinois
Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice    Home page of the journal Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice and is maintained by the journals' editor, Donelson R. Forsyth, at the Virginia Commonwealth University.
The psychology  of Cyberspace    Hypertext  book created by John Suler, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Science and Technology Center at Rider University. It includes a section on group dynamics in cyberspace.

How to Cite

American Psychological Association (APA)
American Sociological Association (ASA)
American Anthropological Association (AAA)
Modern Language Association (MLA)

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