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Tables of Contents for Attitudes and Related Psychosocial Constructs
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
viii
Acknowledgments
x
Definitions, History, and Behavior Prediction
1
22
Definitions
2
5
History
7
7
Predicting Behavior From Attitudes
14
6
Recommended Readings
20
1
Note
21
2
Assessment Methods and Instruments
23
30
Attitude Assessment Methods
24
18
Reliability, Validity, and Norms
42
6
Illustrative Instruments and Sources
48
1
Recommended Readings
49
1
Note
50
3
Attitude Formation and Change
53
26
Genetics and Experience
54
6
Consistency Theories
60
5
Other Concepts and Theories
65
5
Practical Procedures for Changing Attitudes
70
6
Recommended Readings
76
1
Notes
77
2
Social Prejudice and Discrimination
79
28
Social Prejudice
80
5
Social Discrimination
85
7
Assessment of Prejudice and Discrimination
92
2
Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination
94
7
Recommended Readings
101
6
Living Conditions and Problems
107
28
Living Conditions
108
6
Illness and Disability
114
7
Conflict and Violence
121
9
Recommended Readings
130
1
Note
131
4
Natural and Unnatural Death
135
24
Attitudes Toward Death
136
3
Abortion and the Right to Life
139
5
Euthanasia and Suicide
144
5
Capital Punishment
149
6
Recommended Readings
155
4
Schools, Subjects, and Students
159
24
Evaluating Schools and Students
160
5
Attitudes Toward Mathematics
165
3
Computers and Technology
168
3
Attitudes Toward Science
171
4
Attitudes Toward Other School Subjects
175
3
Recommended Readings
178
1
Note
179
4
Work, Leisure, and Retirement
183
26
Job Satisfaction and Work Experiences
184
11
Assessment in Organizational Contexts
195
4
Leisure
199
2
Retirement
201
2
Recommended Readings
203
1
Notes
204
5
Politics, Religion, and Morality
209
26
Politics and Government
210
7
Religious Beliefs
217
5
Moral Values and Behavior
222
9
Recommended Readings
231
1
Notes
232
3
Appendix A Suppliers of Psychosocial Assessment Instruments
235
3
Appendix B Recommendations for Constructing and Administering Questionnaires
238
5
Glossary
243
20
References
263
38
Author Index
301
13
Subject Index
314
5
About the Author
319