Consumer behaviour : perspectives, findings and explanations /
by John O'Shaughnessy.
- Hampshire : Pagrave Macmillan, 2013.
- xi, 520 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction: Perspectivism and Other Basic Notions for Understanding the Social Sciences -- Ch. 2. Ethnopsychology (Folk Psychology) -- Ch. 3. Ethnopsychology Continued: Application -- Ch. 4. Behaviourism -- Ch. 5. Psychoanalytic Psychology -- Ch. 6. Cognitive Psychology: The Basic Perspective -- Ch. 7. Cognitive Psychology Continued: Cognitive Psychology in Marketing -- Ch. 8. Cognitive Neuroscience (and a Comment on Evolutionary Psychology or Sociobiology) -- Ch. 9. Microeconomics Microeconomics (Rational Choice Theory) -- Ch. 10. Behavioural Economics -- Ch. 11. Social Psychology: Social Groups, Social Reference Group and the Nature and Role of Emotion in Influencing Behaviour -- Ch. 12. Social Psychology Continued : Lewin's Attitude Change Model, Strategies for Overcoming Resistance to Change, Motivation and Reversal Theory -- Ch. 13. Sociology -- Ch. 14. Cultural Anthropology.
A high level textbook discussing different perspectives in consumer behaviour. Drawing on real life case studies, this book enables students to critically approach and evaluate behavioural concepts.