Social Psychology in a Globalizing Era

This volume locates social psychology in the context of contemporary societies in an increasingly globalizing world where time, space and relationships are reshaped by powerful information, communication, and travel technologies.

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Girishwar Misra was formerly a professor of psychology at the University of Delhi. Earlier, he taught at Gorakhpur University (1970-1079), Allahabad University (1979-1983), and Bhopal University (1983-1993), before joining as a professor at Delhi University in 1993, where he served for the rest of his career. He served as Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra (2014-2019). His teaching, research, and publications focus on cultural and indigenous psychology, human development, self and identity, and emotions. He was President of the National Academy of Psychology, India; Senior Fulbright Fellow at Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Dean of Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. He has been a visiting fellow at Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; the University of Sussex, Britain; and the New School of Social Research, New York. He is a recipient of the National Fellowship of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), the National Fellowship of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the S.C. Mitra Memorial Award of the Asiatic Society, and the Honorary Fellowship of the International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP).

Purnima Singh is Professor Emeritus at IIT Delhi, Delhi, India. Earlier, she was Institute Chair Professor at IIT Delhi and professor at the University of Allahabad. She is a past president and a fellow of the National Academy of Psychology. She is the editor of Psychological Studies (Springer). She is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychology. She is also in the Executive Committee of the IACCP and the President-Elect of Psychological and Societal Development (Division 3) of the International Association of Applied Psychology. Her research interests include justice, intergroup relations, structural variables, and education.

Inhalt

List of Illustrations viii

List of Contributors ix

Preface xv

Introduction: Social Psychology and Globalization: Some Trends 1

GIRISHWAR MISRA AND PURNIMA SINGH

PART I

Challenges in Understanding the Social 11

1 Making Sense of the 'Social,' Relevance of the 'Local,' and the Era of the 'Global': Encounters of a Social Psychologist 13

JYOTI VERMA

2 Living Together in Culturally Diverse Societies 30

JOHN W. BERRY

3 The Highs and Lows of Taking Psychology Out Into the Real World 44

COLLEEN WARD

PART II

Societal Changes and Social Psychology 67

4 Addressing Environmental Problems in South Asia and the World: The Need for Multiplism and Policy Relevance 69

RICHARD BARRY RUBACK

5 The Deceptive Silence on the Environmental Crisis 84

ROOMANA N. SIDDIQUI

6 Social and Individual Concerns in the Life and Work of Mahatma Gandhi: An Informal Essay 97

GIRISHWAR MISRA

7 Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Globalization 115

SONIA SUCHDAY AND LINDA ESCOBAR OLSZEWSKI

PART III

Identity and Intergroup Relations 131

8 Gender and Age Stereotypes From a Cross-Cultural Perspective 133

DEBORAH L. BEST, CORINNE R. SCANNELL, AND ARIEL G. GIANUKAKIS

9 Being a Kalpwasi: Pilgrimage and Identity on the Banks of the Ganga 147

NICK HOPKINS, STEVE D. REICHER, AND NARAYANAN SRINIVASAN

10 Women, Work, and Health: Perspectives From India 165

URMI NANDA BISWAS

11 Changing Landscape of Social Interactions: Decoding Route to Harmony 183

PURNIMA SINGH, GIRISHWAR MISRA, PREETI KAPUR, ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA, AND ROOMANA N. SIDDIQUI

PART IV

Affective and Cognitive Processes and Change 199

12 Social Influence Revisited 201

VANITA SONDHI

13 Science, Technology, Art of Leadership, and Organizational Change: Issues and Implications 222

ANUP K. SINGH

Contents vii

14 Emerging Perspectives on Social Decision-Making 235

NISHTHA JAIN AND PURNIMA SINGH

Epilogue: Visible and Invisible: Some Reflections on Developments in Social Psychology in India 244

GIRISHWAR MISRA, PURNIMA SINGH, AND PALLAVI RAMANATHAN

Index 265