Extended knowledge
American sociologist Ross's Social Psychology and British psychologist McDougall William's Introduction to Social Psychology have been published one after another. It is generally believed that the publication of these two books marks the birth of social psychology as an independent discipline.
Social psychology refers to the study of the occurrence and changes of individual and group psychology and behavior in social communication. Social psychology discusses interpersonal relationships at the individual level and the social group level. At the individual level, the research contents include: the process of individual socialization, communication, language development, partners, family and living environment, and the influence of school on individuals.
The research contents at the social group level include: group communication structure, group norms, attitudes, racial prejudice attacks, customs and culture, etc.
Professional background of social psychology
Social psychology is a major branch of psychology. It studies psychological problems related to society. We know that all social affairs have human factors, that is, psychological problems. The psychology of studying these topics is social psychology.
In contemporary psychological science, cognitive psychology and social psychology are the most important. Social psychology studies the law of the occurrence, development and change of individual psychological activities under specific social life conditions from the perspective of the interaction between individuals and society. Social psychology not only emphasizes the interaction between society and individuals, but also attaches importance to the discussion of social situations and individual internal psychological factors.
The research scope of social psychology involves individual social psychology and social behavior, social communication psychology and behavior, group psychology and applied social psychology, that is, the theory and method of social psychology, social individuals, attitudes and behaviors, social influence and application. Professional orientation is social psychology oriented by humanities and social sciences, and it adheres to the social psychology research idea of integrating humanities and social sciences under the framework of natural sciences.