TY - BOOK AU - Runcan,Patricia-Luciana AU - Rață,Georgeta TI - Applied social psychologyedited by Patricia-Luciana Runcan and Georgeta Rata SN - 9781443857574 AV - H61 .A675 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - Social sciences KW - Methodology KW - Social sciences and psychology KW - Social medicine KW - Electronic Books N1 - 1; 2; b N2 - The concept of applied social psychology aims at using social psychology theories and principles to improve the functioning of institutions and individuals. The five chapters of this book contain carefully selected essays that approach both academic issues and empiric research results covering a wide range of interests. The ways in which vulnerable groups rely on psychological mechanisms in their adjustment to concrete situations, and new research in the sphere of mental health are two such s UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=726113&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -