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The Subject of Social Psychology: General Theoretical Aspect

Authors: Sukhov А. N.

Citation: Sukhov А. N. The Subject of Social Psychology: General Theoretical Aspect. Psychology in Law Enforcement. Vol. 24, No 2(77), 2019. Pp. 237–238 (In Russ.). DOI: 10. 24411/1999-6241-2019-12017

Для цитирования: Сухов А. Н. Предмет социальной психологии: общетеоретический аспект // Психопедагогика в правоохранительных органах. 2019. T. 24, № 2(77). С. 237–238. DOI: 10. 24411/1999-6241-2019-12017

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Abstract

Introduction. Development of the social-psychological theory is important due to its further usage in different spheres of social relations. Materials, Results and Discussion. The author reveals the main stages of social psychology development and different theoretical approaches to comprehension of it subject. Effectiveness of practical application of social psychology is determined by the professional level of its conceptual and instrumental toolkit and by the development of its most important theoretical problems. Conclusions. Social Psychology facilitates effective psychosocial policy and increases the level of specialists’ conflictology and anti-crisis negotiations’ competence to prevent mass incidents and terrorist acts. Social psychological theory also makes it possible to have a different view concerning the nature of modernization of society and reveal its potential.

Main Provisions:

  1. Social psychology is definitely structured. according to the quantitive characteristics of the subjects under study it is appropriate to differentiate group psychology or psychology of group dynamics and mass psychology, that is psychology of mass phenomena including psychological features of nations, peoples, masses etc.
  2. Social psychology is divided into general theoretical social psychology covering a range of the most general problems of methodology, methodics and structure and applied social psychology aiming to solve certain practical tasks in some field of human activity.

Keywords: social psychological phenomena; social constructionism; cultural historical psychology; norm; deformity.

19.00.07 Social Psychology

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Submitted  26.06. 2018