Social Psychology Arena

Minority Influence and Innovation

Antecedents, Processes and Consequences

• Edited by Robin Martin, and Miles Hewstone.

Published December 2009

Social groups form an important part of our daily lives. Within these groups pressures exist which encourage the individual to comply with the group’s viewpoint. This influence, which creates social conformity, is known as ‘majority influence’ and is the dominant process of social control. However,…
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Introduction to Political Psychology

2nd Edition

• By Martha L. Cottam, Beth Dietz-Uhler, Elena Mastors and Thomas Preston.

Published November 2009

This comprehensive, user-friendly introductory textbook to political psychology explores the psychological origins of political behavior. The authors introduce readers to a broad range of theories, concepts, and case studies of political activity to illustrate that behavior. The book examines many…
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In Search of Synergy in Small Group Performance

• By James R. Larson Jr.

Published November 2009

This volume critically evaluates more than a century of empirical research on the effectiveness of small, task-performing groups, and offers a fresh look at the costs and benefits of collaborative work arrangements. The central question taken up by this book is whether -- and under what…
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Group Performance

• By Bernard A. Nijstad.

Published June 2009

People interact and perform in group settings in all areas of life. Organizations and businesses are increasingly structuring work around groups and teams. Every day, we work in groups such as families, friendship groups, societies and sports teams, to make decisions and plans, solve problems,…
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Intergroup Relations

The Role of Motivation and Emotion

• Edited by Sabine Otten, Kai Sassenberg and Thomas Kessler.

Published June 2009

This volume gives a survey of the most recent developments and trends in intergroup research. Diverging from classical approaches that looked at diverse needs and motives (positive distinctiveness, belongingness, etc), the present book focuses not only on the question what motivates…
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Intergroup Misunderstandings

Impact of Divergent Social Realities

• Edited by Stephanie Demoulin, Jacques-Philippe Leyens and John F Dovidio.

Published December 2008

The objectives of the volume are to direct the field’s attention to the unique value of studying interactions between members of different groups and to offer the most up-to-date summaries of prominent and cutting-edge scholarship on this topic written by leading scholars in the field. A central…
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Social Networks in Youth and Adolescence

• By John Cotterell.
• Series Edited by John Coleman.

Published May 2007

This thoroughly revised new edition looks at the nature of social networks, their changing configurations, and the forces of influence they unleash in shaping the life experiences of young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years. The author draws on both social and psychological research to…
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Multiple Social Categorization

Processes, Models and Applications

• Edited by Richard J. Crisp, and Miles Hewstone.

Published October 2006

'Ethnic cleansing', 'institutional racism', and 'social exclusion' are just some of the terms used to describe one of the most pressing social issues facing today’s societies: prejudice and intergroup discrimination. Invariably, these pervasive social problems can be traced back to differences in…
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Social Identities

Motivational, Emotional, Cultural Influences

• Edited by Rupert Brown, and Dora Capozza.

Published August 2006

The concept of social identity occupies a central position in contemporary social psychology. Social Identities: Motivational, Emotional, Cultural Influences reports recent developments in the analysis of motivational and affective aspects of social identity processes. The book also examines the…
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Racial Encounter

The Social Psychology of Contact and Desegregation

• By Kevin Durrheim, and John Dixon.

Published October 2005

The political and legislative changes which took place in South Africa during the 1990s, with the dissolution of apartheid, created a unique set of social conditions. As official policies of segregation were abolished, people of both black and white racial groups began to experience new forms of…
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