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Attitudes and related psychosocial constructs : theories, assessment, and research
Title:
Attitudes and related psychosocial constructs : theories, assessment, and research
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Lewis R. Aiken.
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Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©2002.
Physical Description:
x, 318 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780761924524

9780761924531
Abstract:
This text provides a compact but comprehensive research-oriented treatment of attitudes and related psychosocial constructs (values, opinions, beliefs, and personal orientations).
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-300) and indexes.
Contents:
Definitions, History, and Behavior Prediction -- History -- Predicting Behavior From Attitudes -- Assessment Methods and Instruments -- Attitude Assessment Methods -- Reliability, Validity, and Norms -- Illustrative Instruments and Sources -- Attitude Formation and Change -- Genetics and Experience -- Consistency Theories -- Other Concepts and Theories -- Practical Procedures for Changing Attitudes -- Social Prejudice and Discrimination -- Social Prejudice -- Social Discrimination -- Assessment of Prejudice and Discrimination -- Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination -- Living Conditions and Problems -- Living Conditions -- Illness and Disability -- Conflict and Violence -- Natural and Unnatural Death -- Attitudes Toward Death -- Abortion and the Right to Life -- Euthanasia and Suicide -- Capital Punishment -- Schools, Subjects, and Students -- Evaluating Schools and Students -- Attitudes Toward Mathematics -- Computers and Technology -- Attitudes Toward Science -- Attitudes Toward Other School Subjects -- Work, Leisure, and Retirement -- Job Satisfaction and Work Experiences -- Assessment in Organizational Contexts -- Leisure -- Retirement -- Politics, Religion, and Morality -- Politics and Government -- Religious Beliefs -- Moral Values and Behavior -- Suppliers of Psychosocial Assessment Instruments -- Recommendations for Constructing and Administering Questionnaires.
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