ABSTRACT

This volume consists of personal narrative accounts of the career journeys of some of the world's most eminent social psychologists. Each contributing psychologist is an esteemed scholar, an excellent writer, and has a story to tell. Together, the contributions cover a time range from Morton Deutsch to today, and touch upon virtually every important movement and person in the history of academic social psychology.

This book provides a fascinating insight into the development of outstanding academic careers and will be a source of inspiration to seasoned researchers and beginning students alike, in the fields of social psychology, history of psychology, and beyond.

chapter |19 pages

Organizing for Surprise

A Career of Arranging to Be Captured

chapter |14 pages

A Career on the Interdisciplinary Divide

Reflections on the Challenges of Bridging the Psychological and the Social

chapter |15 pages

Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion

The Story of a Career

chapter |20 pages

An Autobiography

Why Did Culture Shape My Career?

chapter |23 pages

Toward Understanding Social Power

A Personal Odyssey

chapter |9 pages

Conclusions

Looking Back to Inspire the Future