THE ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract

The author reviews four books which deal with a variety of aspects of developmental social psychology. Although they vary in the extent to which they can be recommend‐ed to the reader, taken together they give reason to be pessimistic about the current activities of workers in this field.

Citation

Hobbs, S. (1983), "THE ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012957