{"product_id":"2026200013498-secondhand-social-perception","title":"Social Perception","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it truly mean to perceive another person — and how do those perceptions shape the fabric of human society? Social Perception, edited by Hans Toch and Henry Clay Smith, is a landmark anthology that brings together a rich collection of readings to examine the complex psychological and social processes through which individuals interpret, judge, and respond to the world around them. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines — including psychology, sociology, and philosophy — the volume presents seminal studies and essays that illuminate how perception is never a purely objective act, but one deeply conditioned by culture, expectation, emotion, and prior experience.\n\nThe editors masterfully curate contributions that argue for a nuanced understanding of human interaction, illustrating how misperception and social bias can ripple through communities with profound consequences. Toch and Smith's rigorous yet accessible approach makes this anthology an enduring resource for students and scholars alike, situating social perception at the very heart of human relations. For anyone who has ever wondered why two people can witness the same event and reach entirely different conclusions, this volume offers answers — and raises questions far more intriguing than those it resolves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203378290907,"sku":"2026200013498-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/47c10b49-b7c5-4262-9ecf-ac68e6e544b9.png?v=1788148058","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013498-secondhand-social-perception","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}