Connecting Social Psychology Concepts With the Pursuit of World Peace. A Review of Social Psychology and World Peace: A Primer

摘要

Social Psychology and World Peace is an excellent introduction to the relationship between social psychology and issues pertaining to the pursuit of world peace. In an effort to challenge his undergraduate students at Pitzer College to be producers of knowledge-rather than passive consumers of knowledge-Halford Fairchild tasked his students with writing essays about social psychology topics as they relate broadly to issues of peace, violence, interpersonal conflict, and war. The essays they produced, along with chapters by other contributors, resulted in the first 12 parts of this 13-part book. The 13th part is a compilation of chapters from former students and colleagues and includes two speeches by former President, Barack Obama. The final part provides papers focused on biographies of peace scholar-activists and themes related to ideas presented earlier in the text.