Introduction to social psychology

In this context, this attempt comes as our contribution to serve as an entry point for the Arab reader to be able to read social psychology research as we know it today— a rich and insightful reading, understanding the framework within which these researches and continuous efforts revolve, and the basic principles that researchers adhere to and rely upon. Therefore, this presentation offers in this introduction some of the fundamental concepts in social psychology to enable the reader to understand, grasp, and integrate them into individual and collective behaviors, divided into seven chapters: In the first chapter, we discussed the subject of social psychology in terms of its origin and importance... and the issue of socialization in the second chapter and the influencing factors. In the remaining chapters, we presented other basic concepts in this science such as the concept of group, the concept of leadership, the concept of attitude, social interaction, social knowledge, social representation, social perception, and impressions. Hoping that we have touched upon some of the fundamental concepts in social psychology in a scientific manner that brings the reader closer to issues of a dual nature— blending what is psychological in humans with what is social—and approaching humans in their life dimensions as they are immersed in them.