The politics of social psychology / edited by Jarret T. Crawford and Lee Jussim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crawford, Jarret T., editor.

Jussim, Lee J., editor.

Series:

Frontiers of social psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social psychology--Political aspects.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

ix, 287 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

NewYork : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

Social scientists have long known that political beliefs bias the way they think about, understand, and interpret the world around them. In this volume, scholars from social psychology and related fields explore the ways in which social scientists themselves have allowed their own political biases to influence their research. These biases may influence the development of research hypotheses, the design of studies and methods and materials chosen to test hypotheses, decisions to publish or not publish results based on their consistency with one's prior political beliefs, and how results are described and dissemination to the popular press. The fact that these processes occur within academic disciplines, such as social psychology, that strongly skew to the political left compounds the problem. Contributors to this volume not only identify and document the ways that social psychologists' political beliefs can and have influenced research, but also offer solutions towards a more depoliticized social psychology that can become a model for discourse across the social sciences. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction to the Politics of Social Psychology / Jarret T. Crawford Crawford, Jarret T., Lee Jussim Jussim, Lee 1

Part I How Politicized Social Psychology Undermines Theory Generation and Hypothesis Testing 5

2 Do Ideologically Driven Scientific Agendas Impede the Understanding and Acceptance of Evolutionary Principles in Social Psychology? / William von Hippel Hippel, William von, David M. Buss Buss, David M. 7

3 Norms and Explanations in Social and Political Psychology / Mark J. Brandt Brandt, Mark J., Anna Katarina Spälti Spälti, Anna Katarina 26

4 Does Political Ideology Hinder Insights on Gender and Labor Markets? / Charlotta Stern Stern, Charlotta 44

5 Neglected Trade-offs in Social Justice Research / Chris C. Martin Martin, Chris C. 62

Part II How Politicized Social Psychology Distorts Research Methods and Design 79

6 Scale Creation, Use, and Misuse: How Politics Undermines Measurement / Christine Reyna Reyna, Christine 81

7 The Politics of the Psychology of Prejudice / Jarret T. Crawford Crawford, Jarret T. 99

8 Rethinking the Rigidity of the Right Model: Three Suboptimal Methodological Practices and Their Implications / Ariel Malka Malka, Ariel, Yphtach Lelkes Lelkes, Yphtach, Nissan Holzer Holzer, Nissan 116

Part III How Politicized Social Psychology Distorts Interpretation of Research 137

9 Jumping to Conclusions: Advocacy and Application of Psychological Research / Gregory Mitchell Mitchell, Gregory 139

10 Socio-political Values Infiltrate the Assessment of Scientific Research / Stephen J. Ceci Ceci, Stephen J., Wendy M. Williams Williams, Wendy M. 156

11 The Bullet-point Bias: How Diluted Science Communications Can Impede Social Progress / Hart Blanton Blanton, Hart, Elif G. Ikizer Ikizer, Elif G. 168

Part IV Political Discrimination in Social Psychology 191

12 Paranoid Egalitarian Meliorism: An Account of Bias in the Social Sciences / Bo Winegard Winegard, Bo, Benjamin Winegard Winegard, Benjamin 193

13 Political Exclusion and Discrimination in Social Psychology: Lived Experiences and Solutions / Sean T. Stevens Stevens, Sean T., Lee Jussim Jussim, Lee, Stephanie M. Anglin Anglin, Stephanie M., Richard Contrada Contrada, Richard, Cheryl Alyssa Welch Welch, Cheryl Alyssa, Jennifer S. Labrecque Labrecque, Jennifer S., Matt Motyl Motyl, Matt, Jose Duarte Duarte, Jose, Sylvia Terkeck Terkeck, Sylvia, Walter Sowden Sowden, Walter, John Edlund Edlund, John, W. Keith Campbell Campbell, W. Keith 210

Part V Towards a De-Politicized Social Psychological Science 245

14 Interrupting Bias in Psychological Science: Evolutionary Psychology as a Guide / Joshua M. Tybur Tybur, Joshua M., C. David Navarrete Navarrete, C. David 247

15 Possible Solutions for a Less Politicized Social Psychological Science / Lee Jussim Jussim, Lee, Jarret T. Crawford Crawford, Jarret T. 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138930599

1138930598

9781138930605

1138930601

OCLC:

975372481