Bibliograph

Not by chance alone, my life as a social psychologist, Elliot Aronson

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Not by chance alone, my life as a social psychologist, Elliot Aronson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Not by chance alone

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

535492002

Responsibility statement

Elliot Aronson

Sub title

my life as a social psychologist

Summary

Perhaps best known for developing the "jigsaw classroom" as a method for reducing prejudice, research on cognitive dissonance, and influential social psychology textbooks, Aronson (emeritus, U. of California, Santa Cruz) reflects on his path to becoming a social psychologist, awakening of his social consciousness, and the effects of personal struggles (e.g., with childhood poverty, anti-semitism, and going blind later in life) on his work. The down-to-earth memoir includes a selected list of Aronson's publications including The Social Animal. Annotation ♭2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) The only person in the history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its highest honors chronicles his life, from his impoverished upbringing to his tenure as a Harvard researcher to his pioneering work in social psychology.

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