Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Mechanisms

1. Explaining Social Change

Social Change
Explanatory Styles
Mental, Neural, and Social Mechanisms
Emergence
The Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Applications
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 1: Social Change

2. Mental Mechanisms

Cognition and Emotion
Brains and Semantic Pointers
Images
Concepts
Beliefs
Rules
Analogies
Emotions
Mapping Values
Inference and Coherence
Emotion-Driven Inferences
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 2: Mental Mechanisms

3. Social Mechanisms

Social Mechanisms and Communication
What are Social Mechanisms?
Structural Connections
Social Interactions
Verbal Communication
Inter-Agent Inference
Social Mechanisms for Spreading Emotions
Multilevel Explanations
Change and Emergence
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 3: Social Mechanisms

Part II. Social Sciences

4. Social Psychology: Romantic Relationships

Relationships Matter
Social Cognition and Microsociology
Mechanisms in Relationships
Murray and Holmes on Interdependent Minds
Romantic Relationships: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Trust and Commitment
Love
Romantic Interactions
Contrast with Gottman
Relationship Success and Failure
Does the Heart Want What It Wants?
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 4: Social Psychology

5. Sociology: Prejudice and Discrimination

Discrimination and Prejudice
Stereotypes
Women: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Jews: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Social Norms and Institutions
Overcoming Prejudice
Conceptual Change
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 5: Sociology

6. Politics: Ideology

Political Change
Political Mechanisms
Ideology: 3-Analysis
Ideology: Value Maps
Ideological Change
The Islamic State: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Nazi Ideology
Anarchism
Extreme Right-Wing Political Movements
Explaining Rwanda Atrocities
Power
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 6: Politics

7. Economics: Bubbles and Crashes

Beyond Animal Spirits
Economic Decisions
Booms and Bubbles: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Panics and Crashes: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Mindful Economics
Reflexivity
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 7: Economics

8. Anthropology: Religion

Cultures
Religion
The Latter-Day Saint Religion: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Why is the LDS Church Successful?
Why is Religion Generally So Successful?
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 8: Anthropology

9. History and International Relations: War

Explaining War
History
International Relations
Nationalism
Origins of the First World War: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Minds and Groups
Historical Explanation
Social Cognitivism as a Theory of International Relations
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 9: History

Part III. Professions

10. Medicine: Mental Illness

Mind, Society, and the Professions
Medicine
Mental Illness
Depression: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Depression: Multilevel Mechanisms
Treating Depression
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 10: Medicine

11. Law: Wrongful Conviction and Criminal Responsibility

Legal Mechanisms
Legal Coherence
Wrongful Conviction: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Explaining Wrongful Convictions
The Brain and Legal Responsibility
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 11: Law

12. Education: Teaching and Conceptual Change

Learning and Teaching
Vaccination: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Conceptual Change
Teaching Better
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 12: Education

13. Engineering: Creative Design

Creative Engineering
Steve Jobs and Apple: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Engineering Creativity
Teaching Creativity
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 13: Engineering

14. Business: Leadership and Marketing

Vision
Emotional Intelligence
Charisma
Leadership of Ed Catmull: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Marketing and Emotional Coherence
Apple's Marketing: Social Cognitive-Emotional Workup
Enhancing Collective Emotional Intelligence
Professions and Social Change
Summary and Discussion
Notes to Chapter 14: Business

References

Index