This handbook is a gift to researchers, practitioners, students and citizens interested in improving the human condition. Through an artful integration of diverse approaches to specific social issues, the editors and contributors manage to combine basic and applied science with practical recommendations for action. The handbook covers issues of importance for modern society, ranging from culture, race, gender, inequality, politics, health, mental health, work, education, the environment and criminal justice. In short, there is something for everyone interested in using science to improve the well-being of individuals, institutions, and the global community. Based on cutting edge research, contributors distill the most relevant and useful recommendations for social change. I highly recommend this handbook to anyone concerned with the state of the human condition. -- Dr Isaac Prilleltensky Published On: 2018-07-18An exceptionally useful guide to Applied Social Psychology. Hodgetts and O?Doherty along with an impressive range of contributing authors showcase the latest thinking and research. Together they order the field in ways that stimulate and enrich. Essential reading for all interested in applied social cognition, critical and community psychology. -- Professor Margaret Wetherell Published On: 2018-08-01 Biografía del autor

Kieran C. O?Doherty is an associate professor in applied social psychology at the University of Guelph, and director of the Discourse, Science, Publics research Group. His current research focuses on the use of deliberative methods on diverse social issues, health psychology, and investigation of the broader social, psychological and ethical implications of science & technologies. O?Doherty has designed and implemented several deliberative public engagements on controversial areas of science and technology. He has also published widely on theory and practice of public deliberation as a mechanism to inform policy. Other contributions to the academic literature and practice include analyses of the meaning of genetic risk in genetic counselling sessions, ethical implications of involving children in biomedical research, and the development of theory and methodology to involve lay publics in the governance of biobanks. Current and previous funding sources include the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation, Genome Canada and Genome British Columbia. O?Doherty is currently editor of the journal Theory & Psychology.

 

Darrin Hodgetts is professor of Societal Psychology at Massey University New Zealand where he teaches applied social and health psychology. Before taking up his current post, Darrin held positions in Community Medicine at Memorial University in Canada, Social Psychology and Media at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences in England, and Community Psychology at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Darrin?s primary areas of research societal and health inequalities, urban poverty and homelessness.