An introduction to social psychology

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Title

An introduction to social psychology

Author

McDougall, William

Edition

1st ed.

Published

London : University Paperback, 1960

Language

English

Notes

The nature of instincts and their place in the constitution of the human mind -- The principal instinces and the primary emotions of man -- Some general or non-specific innate tendencies -- The nature of the sentiments and the constitution some of the complex emotions -- The development of the sentiments -- The growth of self-consciousness and of the self-regarding sentiment -- The advance to the higher plane of social conduct -- Volition -- The reproductive and the parental instincts -- The instinct of pugnacity -- The gregarious instinct -- The instincts through which religious conceptions affect social life -- The instincts of acquisition and constructions -- Theories of action -- The sex instint -- The deriver emotions -- Notes on chapters III. to ix -- Instincts of man in the light of recent discussion -- The structure of character -- The hormic psychology -- A rectification, a difficulty, and an addittion

Subjects

• Social psychology