{"product_id":"the-power-of-metaphor-examining-its-influence-on-social-life-hardback-9781433815799","title":"The Power of Metaphor; Examining Its Influence on Social Life (Hardback) 9781433815799","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Power of Metaphor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExamining Its Influence on Social Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark J. Landau (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781433815799\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e301 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.714 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book explores the possibility that people understand abstract social concepts using metaphor, which is not simply a matter of words. Rather, it is a cognitive tool for understanding abstract concepts (such as morality) in terms of superficially dissimilar concepts that are relatively easier to comprehend (such as cleanliness).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the past decade, the development of a formal theoretical framework, labeled conceptual metaphor theory, has stimulated systematic empirical study on metaphor's role in social psychological phenomena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book summarizes current knowledge and integrates recent developments in the topic of metaphor and in the cognitive underpinnings of social life.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Metaphor as a Cognitive Tool for Understanding Abstract Social Concepts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark J. Landau, Michael D. Robinson, and Brian P. Meier\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual Metaphor in Thought and Social Action \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaymond W. Gibbs Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Metaphor's Role in Social and Personality Psychological Phenomena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual Metaphor Theory and Person Perception \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian P. Meier, Abigail A. Scholer, and Rebecca Fincher-Kiefer\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Role of Conceptual Metaphor in Memory \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eL. Elizabeth Crawford\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetaphor in Judgment and Decision Making \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpike W. S. Lee and Norbert Schwarz\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirt, Pollution, and Purity: A Metaphoric Perspective on Morality \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChen-Bo Zhong and Julian House\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToward a Metaphor-Enriched Personality Psychology \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael D. Robinson and Adam K. Fetterman\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Role of Metaphors in Intergroup Relations \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Maass, Caterina Suitner, and Luciano Arcuri\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Metaphoric Framing Model: Political Communication and Public Opinion \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictor Ottati, Randall Renstrom, and Erika Price\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Current Issues and Direction for Future Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo Evaluative Metaphors Shape Emotional Thought? A Call for New Evidence \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary D. Sherman and Gerald L. Clore\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre There Basic Metaphors? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimone Schnall\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperiential Origins of Mental Metaphors: Language, Culture, and the Body \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Casasanto\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetaphor Research in Social-Personality Psychology: The Road Ahead \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark J. Landau, Michael D. Robinson, and Brian P. Meier\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"American Psychological Association","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739497001240,"sku":"9781433815799","price":63.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-power-of-metaphor-examining-its-influence-on-social-life-hardback-9781433815799","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}