Together Apart

The Psychology of COVID-19

Jolanda Jetten, Stephen D. Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam, Tegan Cruwys

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781529751710
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Social Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Written by leading social psychologists with expertise in leadership, health and emergency behaviour –whohave also played an important role in advising governments on COVID-19– this bookprovides a broad but integrated analysisof the psychology of COVID-19

It explores the response to COVID-19 through the lens of social identity theory, drawing from insights provided by four decades of research.Starting from the premise that an effective response to the pandemic depends upon people coming together and supportingeach otheras members of a common community, the book helps us to understand emerging processes related to social (dis)connectedness, collective behaviour and the societal effects of COVID-19.In this it shows how psychological theory can help us better understand, and respond to, the eventsshapingthe world in 2020.

Considering key topics such as:

• Leadership
• Communication
• Risk perception
• Social isolation
• Mental health
• Inequality
• Misinformation
• Prejudice and racism
• Behaviour change
• Social Disorder

This book offers the foundation on which futureanalysis, intervention and policycan be built.

We are proud to support the research into Covid-19. We are delighted that on publication the finalised eBook will be free.
For those who prefer print, it will be possible to purchase a paperback version. All Royalties from this book will be donated to the Save the Children charity.

I f you'd like to read an uncorrected draft of this book ahead of its publication please visit: https://www.socialsciencespace.com/2020/05/addressing-the-psychology-of-together-apart-free-book-download/

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Author Biographies
• Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Section A SETTING THE SCENE
• 1 The Need for a Social Identity Analysis of COVID-19
• 2 A Social Identity Analysis of COVID-19
• Section B SOCIAL INFLUENCE
• 3 Leadership
• 4 Compliance and Followership
• 5 Behaviour Change
• 6 Conspiracy Theories
• Section C SOCIAL (DIS)-CONNECTEDNESS
• 7 Group Threat
• 8 Risk Perception
• 9 Social Isolation
• 10 Ageing and Connectedness
• 11 Collective Trauma
• Section D COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR
• 12 Crowds
• 13 Emergencies and Disasters
• 14 Solidarity
• 15 Managing Crowds in Crises
• 16 Social Order and Disorder
• Section E INTERGROUP RELATIONS
• 17 Inequality
• 18 Polarisation
• 19 Prejudice and Discrimination
• 20 Common Identity and Humanity
• Epilogue
• References
• Index