The Real Social Psychology Is in the Citation

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The real social psychology is in the citation. That's whit ii c ia, this as c i a written all over. Finding oneself in a situation of maximum insecurity about what is right and wrong activates citizen's desire for explanation. This will ultimately end up in a perception of reality as it actually is. People will discover who is responsible for starting the war and for all the consequent suffering, injuries and death. I mean, people have found out who killed kennedya. No, why? Which agent?

David and Tamler wander through the bewildering dream-like world of Franz Kafka’s "The Trial." In part one of a two-part discussion we discuss the circumstances of its publication, the various interpretative approaches that can be taken to the novel, and all the ways that Kafka’s prose gets under your skin, making you feel what’s happening even if you don’t fully understand it. Recorded in the decidedly un-Kafka-esque location of Nosara, Costa Rica – thanks to the Harmony Hotel for having us back!

Plus – Social Psychologists for Peace send an open letter to Vladimir Putin urging him to reverse course on the tragic invasion of Ukraine. Putin seems intent on toppling the Ukranian government but has he considered Sherif et al (1961), Tajfel (1977), Festinger (1954), and Brewer (1991)?