Series: Social Psychology Research Progress
BISAC: PSY031000; PSY051000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/JXSH5534

Despite the strong affinity between psychology and sociology, the two disciplines often have a difficult time finding unifying terms that will lead the way towards greater common insights and better predictive capabilities regarding how both individuals and groups perceive, feel and behave. Between I and We: Unifying Psychology and Sociology Along the Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortex Continuum is an attempt to provide a constructive approach designed to bring the two disciplines closer, using neurology as a bridge.

The book maps a common cognitive and behavioral path that merges what we know about the conscious and unconscious, the rational and irrational, the pragmatic and the incorporeal – at both the individual and group levels. It does so, using a unifying neurological continuum model based on two major brain structures – the Amygdala and the Prefrontal Cortex.

The book addresses many questions, including: Why would we want to unify our exploration of psychology and sociology and how could we do it? Where and when does the individual end and the collective begin?  Where do neurology and sociology meet? How did we evolve from fight, flight, and freeze reactivity to strategic analysis responsiveness? What is the link between politics and the amygdala? What is the place of biases, irrationality, righteousness, banality, emotions, attention, and empathy in the life of the individual and the group? What is the reaction-response continuum, and how does it play a role in the life of individuals and collectives?

Building on the above subjects and many more, Between I and We introduces a new paradigm, proposing a neurologically-based model that is based on two new functional metaphors – Social Amygdala and Social Prefrontal Cortex. These metaphors create a conceptual and functional bridge between psychology and sociology, opening the door to a whole new way of exploring, describing, and predicting the behavior of individuals and collectives alike.

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