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General Overviews:    Introductory Social Psychology    Applied Social Psychology    Cross-Cultural Social Psychology    Readings in Social Psychology    Handbooks and Anthologies Specific Research Areas:    Attitudes, Persuasion, and Social Influence    Social Cognition    The Behavior of Groups    Prejudice and Discrimination    Violence, Aggression, and Conflict    Organizational Behavior    Interpersonal Relations and Intimacy    Human Sexuality    Gender Studies    Emotion, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior    Other Topics Related to Social Psychology

• Aronson, E. (2018). The Social Animal (12th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
  
  
• Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., Sommers, S. R., Page-Gould, E., & Lewis, N., Jr. (2023). Social Psychology (11th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson.
  
  
• Branscombe, N. R., & Baron, R. A. (2023). Social Psychology (15th global ed.). Harlow, England: Pearson.
  
  
• Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2020). Social Psychology and Human Nature (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Crawford, L. A., & Novak, K. B. (2024). Individual and Society: Sociological Social Psychology (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Crisp, R. J., Turner, R. N., & Meleady, R. (2024). Essential Social Psychology (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Collett, J. L., DeLamater, J. D., & Hotlin S. (2024). Social Psychology (10th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Dickerson, P. (2024). Social Psychology: Traditional and Critical Perspectives. (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Fiske, S. T. (2018). Social Beings: Core Motives in Social Psychology (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Franzoi, S., & Oswald, D. L. (2021). Social Psychology (8th ed.). Redding, CA: BVT Publishing.
  
  
• Gilovich, T., Keltner, D., Chen, S., & Nisbett, R. E. (2023). Social Psychology (6th ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
  
  
• Greenberg, J., Schmader, T., Arndt, J., & Landau, M. (2020). Social Psychology: The Science of Everyday Life (3rd ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
  
  
• Heinzen, T., & Goodfriend, W. (2021). Social Psychology (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Hewstone, M., & Stroebe, W. (Eds.). (2020). An Introduction to Social Psychology (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Kassin, S. M., Fein, S., & Markus, H. R. (2024). Social Psychology (12th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Kenrick, D. T., Neuberg, S. L., Cialdini, R. B., & Lundberg-Kenrick, D. E. (2020). Social Psychology: Goals in Interaction (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson.
  
  
• Myers, D. G., & Twenge, J. M. (2021). Exploring Social Psychology (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  
  
• Myers, D. G., & Twenge, J. M. (2022). Social Psychology (14th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  
  
• Paolini, S., Turner, R. N., Vasiljevic, M., & Crisp, R. J. (Eds.). (2024). Social Psychology: Foundations, Advances and Applications. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Rohall, D. E., Milkie, M. A., & Lucas, J. W. (2021). Social Psychology: Sociological Perspectives (3rd ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
  
  
• Smith, E. R., & Mackie, D. M. (2014). Social Psychology (4th ed.). New York: Psychology Press.
  
  
• Vallacher, R. R. (2020). Social Psychology: Exploring the Dynamics of Human Experience. New York: Routledge.

Applied Social Psychology:

• Buunk, B. P., & Van Vugt, M. (2013). Applying Social Psychology: From Problems to Solutions (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Deb, S., Gireesan, A., Prabhavalkar, P., & Deb, S. (2024). Social Psychology: Theories and Applications. New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Donaldson, S. I., Berger, D. E., & Pezdek, K. (Eds.). (2006). Applied Psychology: New Frontiers and Rewarding Careers. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  
  
• Forgas, J. P., Crano, W. D., & Fiedler, K. (Eds.). (2020). Applications of Social Psychology. New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Gruman, J., Schneider, F. W., & Coutts, L. M. (Eds.). (2016). Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Addressing Social and Practical Problems (3rd ed.). London: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Steg, L., Keizer, K., Buunk, A. P., & Rothengatter, T. (Eds.). (2017). Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Managing Social Problems (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Cross-Cultural Social Psychology:

• Cohen, A. B. (2014). Culture Reexamined: Broadening Our Understanding of Social and Evolutionary Influences. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  
  
• Cohen, D., & Kitayama, S. (Eds.). (2019). Handbook of Cultural Psychology (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
  
  
• Gelfand, M. J., Chiu, C-Y., & Hong, Y-Y. (Eds.).(2022). Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology (Vol. 9). New York: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Goldstein, S. B. (2019). Cross-Cultural Explorations: Activities in Culture and Psychology (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Hall, G. C. N. (2023). Multicultural Psychology (4th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Heine, S. J. (2020). Cultural Psychology (4th ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
  
  
• Keith, K. D. (Ed.). (2019). Cross-Cultural Psychology: Contemporary Themes and Perspectives (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Matsumoto, D., & Hwang, H. C. (Eds.). (2019). The Handbook of Culture and Psychology (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Matsumoto, D., Juang, L., & Hwang, H. C. (2023). Culture and Psychology (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Mio, J. S., Barker, L. A., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., & Gonzalez, J. (2023). Multicultural Psychology: Understanding Our Diverse Communities (6th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Shiraev, E. B., & Levy, D. A. (2024). Cross-Cultural Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications (8th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Smith, P. B., Fischer, R., Vignoles, V. L., & Bond, M. H. (2013). Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures: Living and Working in a Changing World (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Readings in Social Psychology:

• Aronson, J., & Aronson, E. (Eds.). (2020). Readings About the Social Animal (12th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
  
  
• Goodfriend, W. (Ed.). (2017). Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Social Psychology (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  
  
• Krull, D. S. (Ed.). (2018). Readings in Social Psychology Research: Theory and Application. Solana Beach, CA: Cognella.
  
  
• Nelson, T. D. (Ed.). (2019). Classic and Contemporary Readings in Social Psychology: A Text-Reader. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Nelson, T. D. (Ed.). (2018). Getting Grounded in Social Psychology: The Essential Literature for Beginning Researchers. New York: Routledge.

Handbooks and Anthologies:

• DeLamater, J., & Ward, A. (Ed.). (2014). Handbook of Social Psychology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer.
  
  
• Gawronski, B. (Ed.). (2024). Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol. 69). Cambridge, MA: Academic Press.
  
  
• Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. T., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of Social Psychology (5th ed.). New York: Wiley.
  
  
• O'Doherty, K. C., & Hodgetts, D. (Eds.). (2019). The SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Van Lange, P. A. M., Higgins, E. T, & Kruglanski, A. W. (Eds.). (2021). Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

• Albarracin, D., & Johnson, B. T. (Eds.). (2019). The Handbook of Attitudes. (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Beeson, L. L. (2014). Persuasion: Theory and Applications. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Cialdini, R. B. (2021). Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (new and expanded ed.). New York: Harper Business.
  
  
• Cooper, J., Blackman, S. F., & Keller, K. T. (2016). The Science of Attitudes. New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Dolinski, D. (2016). Techniques of Social Influence: The Psychology of Gaining Compliance. New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Dolinski, D., & Grzyb, T. (2020). The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards Authority: An Empirical Tribute to Stanley Milgram. New York: Routledge
  
  
• Gass, R. H., & Seiter, J. S. (2022). Persuasion: Social Influence and Compliance Gaining (7th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Jones, J. G., McClanahan, A., & Sery, J. (2022). Persuasion in Society (4th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Maio, G. R., Haddock, G., & Verplanken, B. (2019). The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change (3rd ed.). London: Sage Publications.
  
  
• McRaney, D. (2022). How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion. New York: Portfolio/Penguin.
  
  
• O'Keefe, D. J. (2016). Persuasion: Theory and Research (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Perloff, R. M. (2023). The Dynamics of Persuasion: Communication and Attitudes in the 21st Century (8th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Pratkanis, A. R. (Ed.). (2014). The Science of Social Influence: Advances and Future Progress. New York: Psychology Press.
  
  
• Stiff, J. B., & Mongeau, P. A. (2016). Persuasive Communication (3rd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.
  
  
• Vogel, T., & Wänke, M. (2016). Attitudes and Attitude Change (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.

Social Cognition:

• Augoustinos, M., Walker, I., & Donaghue, N. (2014). Social Cognition: An Integrated Introduction (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Carlston, D. E., Hugenberg, K., & Johnson, K. L.(2024). The Oxford Handbook of Social Cognition (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Fiske, S. T., & Taylor, S. E. (2021). Social Cognition: From Brains to Culture (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Greifeneder, R., Bless, H., & Fiedler, K. (2018). Social Cognition: How Individuals Construct Social Reality. (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Hamilton, D. L., & Stroessner, S. N. (2021). Social Cognition: Understanding People and Events. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Moskowitz, G. B. (2024). Introduction to Social Cognition: The Essential Questions and Ideas. New York: Guilford Publications.

The Behavior of Groups:

• Brown, R., & Pehrson, S. (2020). Group Processes: Dynamics Within and Between Groups (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Camilleri, T., Rockey, S., & Dunbar, R. (2024). The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups. New York: Penguin.
  
  
• Corey, M. S., Corey, G., & Corey, C. (2018). Groups: Process and Practice (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Forsyth, D. R. (2019). Group Dynamics (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, F. P. (2017). Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills (12th ed.). New York: Pearson.
  
  
• Levine, J. M. (Ed.). (2013). Group Processes. New York: Psychology Press.
  
  
• Stangor, C. (2016). Social Groups in Action and Interaction (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.

Prejudice and Discrimination (also see UnderstandingPrejudice.org):

• Barlow, F. K., & Sibley, C. G. (Eds.). (2018). The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice: Concise Student Edition. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
  
  
• Benuto, L. T., Ducksworth, M. P., Masuda, A., & O’Donohue, W. (Eds.). (2020). Prejudice, Stigma, Privilege, and Oppression: A Behavioral Health Handbook. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  
  
• Cokley, K. (Ed.). (2022). Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black Racism [free download]. Solana Beach, CA: Cognella.
  
  
• Eberhardt, J. L. (2020). Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do. New York: Penguin.
  
  
• Gaertner, S. L., & Dovidio, J. F. (2014). Reducing Intergroup Bias: The Common Ingroup Identity Model. New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Jackson, L. M. (2020). The Psychology of Prejudice: From Attitudes to Social Action (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
  
  
• Kite, M. E., Whitley, B. E., Jr., & Wagner, L. S. (2023). The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (4th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Krosnick, J. A., Stark, T. H., & Scott, A. L. (Eds.). (2024). The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
  
  
• Mallett, R. K., & Monteith, M. J. (Eds.). (2019). Confronting Prejudice and Discrimination: The Science of Changing Minds and Behaviors. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
  
  
• Nelson, T. D. (Ed.). (2017). Ageism: Stereotyping and Prejudice Against Older Persons (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
  
  
• Nelson, T. D., & Olson, M. A. (2024). The Psychology of Prejudice (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
  
  
• Nelson, T. D. (Ed.). (2016). Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.
  
  
• Plous, S. (Ed.). (2003). Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  
  
• Tan, A. (2024). Communication and Prejudice: Theories, Effects, and Interventions (4th ed.). Solana Beach, CA: Cognella.
  
  
• Tileagă, C., Augoustinos, M., & Durrheim, K. (Eds.). (2022). The Routledge International Handbook of Discrimination, Prejudice, and Stereotyping. New York: Routledge.

Violence, Aggression, and Conflict:

• Alvarez, A. C., & Bachman, R. D. (2024). Violence: The Enduring Problem (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Cuevas, C. A., & Rennison, C. M. (Eds.). (2016). The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence. West Sussex, U.K.: Wiley.
  
  
• De Dreu, C. K. W. (2014). Social Conflict Within and Between Groups. New York: Psychology Press.
  
  
• Hollin, C. R. (2016). The Psychology of Interpersonal Violence. West Sussex, U.K.: Wiley.
  
  
• Krahé, B. (2021). The Social Psychology of Aggression (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Meadows, R. J. (2019). Understanding Violence and Victimization (7th ed.). New York: Pearson Education.
  
  
• Miller-Perrin, C. L., Perrin, R. D., & Renzetti, C. M. (2021). Violence and Maltreatment in Intimate Relationships (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Shackelford, T. K. (Eds.). (2021). The SAGE Handbook of Domestic Violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Sturmey, P. (2022). Violence and Aggression: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  
  
• Hocker, J. L., Berry, K., & Wilmot, W. W. (2022). Interpersonal Conflict (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  
  
• Vazsonyi, A. T., Flannery, D. J., & DeLisi, M. (Eds.). (2022). The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression (2nd ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

Organizational Behavior:

• Aamodt, M. G. (2023). Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Bulger, C. A., Schultz, S. E., & Schultz, D. P. (2020). Psychology and Work Today (11th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Byrne, Z. S. (2019). Organizational Psychology and Behavior: An Integrated Approach to Understanding the Workplace (2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
  
  
• Conte, J. M., & Landy, F. J. (2019). Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Griffin, R. W., & Phillips, J. M. (2024). Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations (14th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Harvey, C. P., & Allard, M. J. (2014). Understanding and Managing Diversity: Readings, Cases and Exercises (6th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  
  
• Jex, S. M., Britt, T. W., & Thompson, C. A. (2024). Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior: Evidence-Based Lessons for Creating Sustainable Organizations (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• King, D., & Lawley, S. (2022). Organizational Behaviour (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Konopaske, R., Ivancevich, J. M., & Matteson, M. T. (2023). Organizational Behavior and Management (12th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
  
  
• Levy, P. E. (2020). Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Understanding the Workplace (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
  
  
• Ones, D. S., Anderson, N., Viswesvaran, C., & Sinangil, H. K. (Eds.). (2018). The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Work, and Organization Psychology: Volume 1: Personnel Psychology and Employee Performance (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Ones, D. S., Anderson, N., Viswesvaran, C., & Sinangil, H. K. (Eds.). (2018). The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Work, and Organization Psychology: Volume 2: Organizational Psychology (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Ones, D. S., Anderson, N., Viswesvaran, C., & Sinangil, H. K. (Eds.). (2018). The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Work, and Organization Psychology: Volume 3: Managerial Psychology and Organizational Approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Riggio, R. E., & Johnson, S. K. (2022). Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (8th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2023). Organizational Behavior (19th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson Education.
  
  
• Scandura, T. A. (2022). Essentials of Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Spector, P. E. (2019). Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Research and Practice (7th ed.). New York: Wiley.
  
  
• Truxillo, D. M., Bauer, T. N., & Erdogan, B. (2021). Psychology and Work: An Introduction to Industrial Organizational Psychology (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.

Interpersonal Relations and Intimacy:

• Bradbury, T. N., & Karney, B. R. (2024). Intimate Relationships (4th ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
  
  
• Goodfriend, W. (2021). Intimate Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Guerrero, L. K., Andersen, P. A., & Afifi, W. A. (2021). Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Knapp, M. L., Vangelisti, A. L., & Caughlin, J. P. (2020). Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships (8th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
  
  
• Miller, R. (2022). Intimate Relationships (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  
  
• Punches, B., & Salazar, L. R. (2022). It’s Interpersonal: An Introduction to Relational Communication. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
  
  
• Spitzberg, B. H., & Cupach, W. R. (2014). The Dark Side of Relationship Pursuit: From Attraction to Obsession and Stalking (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Vangelisti, A. L. & Perlman, D. (Eds.). (2018). The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships (2nd ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

Human Sexuality:

• Carroll, J. L. (2019). Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Crooks, R. L., Baur, K., & Widman, L. (2021). Our Sexuality (14th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Hyde, J. S., & DeLamater, J. D. (2023). Understanding Human Sexuality (15th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  
  
• King, B. M., & Regan, P. (2019). Human Sexuality Today (9th ed.). New York: Pearson.
  
  
• Lehmiller, J. J. (2024). The Psychology of Human Sexuality (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Levay, S. (2024). Discovering Human Sexuality (6th ed). New York: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Plante, R. F. (2015). Sexualities in Context: A Social Perspective. New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Rathus, S. A., Nevid, J. S., & Rathus, T. L. (2024). Human Sexuality in a Changing World. (11th ed.). New York: Pearson.
  
  
• Yarber, W., & Sayad, B. (2022). Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary Society (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Gender Studies:

• Bosson, J. K., Buckner, C. E., & Vandello, J. A. (2022). The Psychology of Sex and Gender (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Brannon, L. (2024). Gender: Psychological Perspectives (8th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Burns, S. R. (2019). Psychology of Sex and Gender. New York: Worth Publishers.
  
  
• Crawford, M. (2023). Transformations: Women, Gender, and Psychology (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  
  
• Helgeson, V. S. (2020). Psychology of Gender (6th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Else-Quest, N. M., & Hyde, J. S. (2022). The Psychology of Women and Gender: Half the Human Experience + (10th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  
  
• Lips, H. M. (2020). Sex & Gender: An Introduction (7th ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.
  
  
• Matlin, M. W., & Foushée, R. D. (2023). The Psychology of Women and Gender (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  
  
• Safdar, S., & Kosakowska-Berezecka, N. (Eds.). (2015). Psychology of Gender Through the Lens of Culture: Theories and Applications. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
  
  
• Sánchez-López, M. P., & Limiñana-Gras, R. M. (Eds.). (2017). The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns. London, U.K.: Elsevier.
  
  
• Wade, L., & Ferree, M. M. (2023). Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions (3rd ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
  
  
• Wood, G. W. (2019). The Psychology of Gender. New York: Routledge.

Emotion, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior:

• Barrett, L. F. (2017). How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain. Boston, MA: Mariner Books.
  
  
• Barrett, L. F., Lewis, M., & Haviland-Jones, J. M. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of Emotions (4th ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.
  
  
• Gross, J., & Ford, B. Q. (Eds.). (2024). Handbook of Emotion Regulation (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
  
  
• Keltner, D., Oatley, K., & Jenkins, J. M. (2018). Understanding Emotions (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Mesquita, B. (2022). Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
  
  
• Misra, G., & Misra, I (Eds.). (2024). Emotions in Cultural Context. New York: Springer.
  
  
• Niedenthal, P. M., & Ric, F. (2017). Psychology of Emotion (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Reeve, J. (2018). Understanding Motivation and Emotion (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Shiota, M. N., & Kalat, J. W. (2017). Emotion (3rd ed.). Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Zaki, J. (2020). The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World (trade paperback ed.). New York: Broadway Books.

Other Topics Related to Social Psychology:

• Balcetis, E., & Moskowitz, G. B. (Eds.). (2023). The Handbook of Impression Formation. New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Cacioppo, S., & Cacioppo, J. (2020). Introduction to Social Neuroscience (school ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  
  
• Finkel, E. J., & Baumeister, R. F., (Eds.). (2019). Advanced Social Psychology: The State of the Science (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Prescott, T. (2024). The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence. New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Eaves, M., & Leathers, D. G. (2018). Successful Nonverbal Communication: Principles and Applications (5th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Parke, R. D., Roisman, G. I., & Rose, A. J. (2019). Social Development (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Scott, B. A., Amel, E. L., Koger, S. M., & Manning, C. M. (2021). Psychology for Sustainability (5th ed.). New York: Routledge.
  
  
• Steg, L., & De Groot, J. I. M. (Eds.) (2019). Environmental Psychology: An Introduction (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
  
• Van der Linden, S. (2023). Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
  
  
• Walton, G. M., & Crum, A. J. (Eds.). (2022). Handbook of Wise Interventions: How Social Psychology Can Help People Change. New York: Guilford Press.
  
  
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