Contents:Preface; John DeLamater and Amanda Ward -- Part I. Theoretical Perspectives -- Chapter 1. Interactionist Perspectives in Social Psychology; George J. McCall -- Chapter 2. Identity Theory; Jan E. Stets and Richard T. Serpe -- Chapter 3. Social Exchange Theory; Karen S. Cook, Choye Chesire, Eric R. W. Rice and Sandra Nakagawa -- Chapter 4. Social Structure and Personality; Jason Schnittker -- Part II. Development and Socialization -- Chapter 5. Socialization in Childhood and Adolescence; Lara Perez-Felkner -- Chapter 6. Socialization for Primary, Intimate, and Work Relationships in the Adult Life Course; Sharon E. Preves and Jeylan T. Mortimer -- Part III. Personal Processes -- Chapter 7. Social Psychology and the Body; Eva Shapiro -- Chapter 8. Self and Self-Concept; Timothy J. Owens and Sarah Samblanet -- Chapter 9. Language Use and Social Interaction; Doug W. Maynard and Jason Turowetz -- Chapter 10. Motivation, Motives, and Individual Agency; Alexis T. Franzese -- Chapter 11. Values, Attitudes, and Ideologies: Explicit and Implicit Constructs Shaping Perception and Action; Steve Hitlin and Kevin Pinkton -- Chapter 12. Emotions; Shane Sharp and Jeffrey L. Kidder.- Part IV. Interpersonal Processes -- Chapter 13. Intimate Relationships; Christopher P. Fagundes and Lisa Diamond -- Chapter 14. Interaction in Small Groups; Janice R. Kelly, Megan K. McCarty and Nicole E. Iannone -- Chapter 15. Interaction in Social Networks; Diane Felmlee and Robert Faris.- Chapter 16. The Social Psychology of Stress, Health and Coping; Deborah Carr and Debra Umberson -- Part V. The Person in Sociocultural Context -- Chapter 17. Social Psychology of Race and Gender; Daniel G. Renfrow and Judith A. Howard -- Chapter 18. Intergroup Relations; Michael A. Hogg -- Chapter 19. Social Psychological Perspectives on Deviance; Howard B. Kaplan, Feodor A. Gostjev and Robert J. Johnson.- Chapter 20. Cross-Cultural and International Perspectives; Yuri Miyamoto and Amanda Eggen. .