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Not by Chance Alone

My Life as a Social Psychologist

Elliot Aronson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Basic Books

Published:7th Aug '12

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How does a boy from a financially and intellectually impoverished background grow up to become a Harvard researcher, win international acclaim for his ground-breaking work, and catch fire as a pioneering psychologist? As the only person in the history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its highest honors,for distinguished research, teaching, and writing, Elliot Aronson is living proof that humans are capable of capturing the power of the situation and conquering the prison of personality. A personal and compelling look into Aronson's profound contributions to the field of social psychology, Not by Chance Alone is a lifelong story of human potential and the power of social change.

"[Aronson] offers a revealing portrait both of himself and of social psychology in the past half-century." (Nature)"

ISBN: 9780465031399

Dimensions: 232mm x 158mm x 19mm

Weight: 454g

304 pages