Social Cognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chandra Mukerji (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss139 |
| OpenAlex | W4241007344 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Studies of social cognition attempt to explain how thought or cognitive problem‐solving takes places in groups. While scholars generally agree that learning can be a collective activity, many are reluctant to accept that thinking itself could have a social dimension. Psychologists and cognitive scientists tend to consider thought as an internal brain activity. Sociologists generally avoid the problem by focusing on social behavior. When sociologists look at consciousness, they generally study how internal psychological processes have been shaped by external social demands. Media scholars examine patterns of persuasion, and political sociologists look at ideology and hegemonic practices. All agree that collective life proceeds through the mind as well as the body, but few consider social cognition or how thinking might take place through interaction
Cognition · Consciousness · Epistemology · Ideology · Persuasion · Political science · Politics · Social cognition · Sociology · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |