Book Review
Book Review (50 Points):
You will be reading a book in the field of social psychology and writing a critique of the work. I have a list of some readings that may be of interest, but if you can find other books that are relevant to social psychology, feel free to ask if you can review that one instead. Some options that may be of interest to you:
When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter (This one can be found online for free)
Three Christs of Ypsilanti by Milton Rokeach
Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View By Stanley Milgram
The Lucifer Effect by Phillip Zimbardo
The Righteous Mind: Why Good people are Divided by Religion and Politics by Jonathan Haidt
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer Eberhardt
The review should be 5-7 pages. Please use 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 inch font, and 1.5 inch spacing, APA style formatting. There is an article on BB about how to write a critique paper that I would also recommend you read as well as a link to APA formatting information.
In this review, you will be graded on:
1) How well you summarize the work
2) Your understanding and ability to communicate the core ideas, messages, and findings of the text.
3) Depth and clarity of your reaction and thoughts on the work and why you think (or perhaps do not think) this work is important in the field of social psychology.
4) Spelling/Grammar/APA formatting
I chose “When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter”. I uploaded the PDF version here.
