måndag 2 november 2009

Good book about psychology

This book has not been published as yet.
But when it is published it will be a good book about one of the key issues in modern psychology: cognitive mass behavior.

...Even as this argument begins to explain group behavior at an individual and
social level, Whitaker argues that we are only part way to understanding the
various factors at work in mass conflict. He suggests that "we need some
way of beginning to understand the more primitive emotional aspects of conflict
and how they tie in to the individual identity." This goal can be accomplished,
he argues, by giving primacy to the concept of identity. Indeed, "a lack of
attention to identity issues can significantly impede attempts at understanding
and resolving such conflicts." Furthermore, he suggests that these identities
attain further salience by the social situations in which we live. He writes
that "no social identity is inherently any more important than any other, but
the social circumstances in which we live serve to reinforce certain
identities..."

The author, John Whitaker, is a researcher with the Cornwell University. He wrote his paper on the subject as early as three years ago. Then it was a strictly professional paper, not even published in special journals of psychology, something he used as a guidance when teaching students at the university.
But today, more evidence comes out that what he wrote then really works, therefore he considers writing a book based on his paper.

We wait and see.

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