Michael Lovaglia is professor of sociology and departmental executive officer at the University of Iowa. He founded the journal Current Research in Social Psychology, and his articles have been published in The American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, and Social Psychology Quarterly. His basic research on social power, status, and emotion has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation.

• Chapter 1 The Power of the Situation over YouChapter 2 Knowing Yourself and Other People TooChapter 3 Who Are You?Chapter 4 Of Sound MindChapter 5 Influence: Getting People to Listen to YouChapter 6 Persuasion: What Will It Take to Convince You?Chapter 7 Your Place in the WorkplaceChapter 8 Why I'm PrejudicedChapter 9 The Power In and Out of LoveChapter 10 Leadership and Emotion (The Story Yet to be Told)

Knowing People is highly readable. The book would be appropriate for an introductory social psychology class, an introductory sociology class that emphasizes social psychology or a class for non-majors.