Not by Chance Alone: My Life as a Social Psychologist

By Elliot Aronson

Book Overview

How does a boy from a financially and intellectually impoverished background grow up to become a Harvard researcher, win international acclaim for his groundbreaking work, and catch fire as a pioneering psychologist? As the only person in the history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its highest honors -- for distinguished research, teaching, and writing -- Elliot Aronson is living proof that humans are capable of capturing the power of the situation and conquering the prison of personality.

A personal and compelling look into Aronson's profound contributions to the field of social psychology, Not by Chance Alone is a lifelong story of human potential and the power of social change.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465031390
• ISBN13: 9780465031399
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher