Essentials of Social Psychology - Wind Goodfriend

Written by Wind Goodfriend
Read by Wind Goodfriend
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Every interaction you have with people, each day of your life, involves social psychology. For those of us who have struggled to fit in or wish we received more invitations to socialize, this relatively new field of study can be eye-opening when it comes to gaining a better understanding of the basics of human interactions.

In this illuminating Audible Original, Professor Wind Goodfriend explores the various facets of social psychology, including how we form personal identities, the importance of perceptions, the human need to be liked and respected, stereotypes and prejudices, and more.

Social psychology can be both fascinating in its own right and, ideally, applicable to your everyday life. It can offer you insights into how you relate to others in your friendships, how other people make judgments about you, how to get others to help you, how to manage your anger and aggression, what power of persuasion you have at your fingertips, and so much more.

Dr. Wind Goodfriend is a Full Professor of Psychology at Buena Vista University. She also serves as the Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Gender & Women’s Studies Program, and Principal Investigator of the Institute for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. Dr. Goodfriend earned her master’s degree and doctorate in social psychology from Purdue University. She is the author or editor of 10 books, including four textbooks. Her first textbook, Social Psychology, won the Most Promising Textbook of the Year Award in 2019 from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association. She has also won several teaching awards, including the Wythe Teacher of the Year, one of the nation’s largest teaching prizes at the university level. Dr. Goodfriend’s research focuses on relationship violence, prejudice toward sexual and gender minorities, and how psychology is portrayed in popular culture.

Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins