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Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger
http://www.afirstlook.com/archive/cogdiss.cfm?source=archtheren
This PDF is an excerpt from the Third Edition of book called "A First Look at Communication Theory" by Em Griffin, published by McGraw-Hill, Inc. in 1997. The chapter gives a basic overview of cognitive dissonance theory. It should be useful for students and teachers.
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From Shame to Pride in Identity Politics
http://www.indiana.edu/~socpsy/papers/identityPolitics/pride.html
This is a full-text version of a paper by Lory Britt of Tenneco Packaging and Professor David R. Heise of the Department of Sociology, Indiana University. The paper was presented at The Conference on Self, Identity, and Social Movements, Indianapolis in April 17-20, 1997. It was to be published as a chapter in a book edited by Sheldon Stryker, Tim Owens, and Robert White.
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Positive Psychology Center
http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/
The Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania promotes the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Its director is Martin Seligman, and its research builds on the work of this famous psychologist, whose interests include research on positive psychology, learned helplessness, depression, and on optimism and pessimism. The website points to a host of resources useful for both clinical and research psychologists.
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Role of formal theory in comparative research
http://www.russellsage.org/publications/workingpapers/The%20Role%20of%20For
This article has been published on the Internet by the Russell s Sage Foundation as a working paper. Essentially looking at ways of measuring attitudes the authors look at the example of voting behaviour. They attempt to "to reflect on how to construct valid indicators in measuring properties such as rationality or ideology. In particular, we focus on how to measure attitudes related to value judgements (like ideological attitudes), when subjects may have little or no incentive to reveal their true positions".
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Virtual friendship and the new narcissism
http://www.thenewatlantis.com
This article, hosted by 'The New Atlantis', a journal that publishes articles on the relationship between technology and society, was written by Christine Rosen and concerns the use of social networks to flatter narcissistic tendencies. The author has discussed her thesis on America's National Public Radio, and a link to the show is provided. The article should be useful for teachers and students.
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