Group Processes Books

New and Published Books

1. Stereotyping and Prejudice

   Edited by Charles Stangor, Christian S. Crandall

   Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

   This volume presents a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the great diversity of theoretical interests, new ideas, and practical applications that characterize social psychological approaches to stereotyping and prejudice. All the contributions are written by renowned...

   Published May 8th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Foundations of Social Cognition

   A Festschrift in Honor of Robert S. Wyer, Jr.

   Edited by Galen V. Bodenhausen, Alan J. Lambert

   A tribute to Robert S. Wyer, Jr.'s remarkable contributions to social psychology, Foundations of Social Cognition offers a compelling analysis of the underlying processes that have long been the focus of Bob Wyer's own research, including attention, perception, inference, and memory. Leading...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Team Effectiveness In Complex Organizations

   Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches

   By Eduardo Salas, Gerald F. Goodwin, C. Shawn Burke

   Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

   Over the past 40 years, there has been a growing trend toward the utilization of teams for accomplishing work in organizations. Project teams, self-managed work teams and top management teams, among others have become a regular element in the corporation or military. This volume is intended to...

   Published February 12th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Social Psychology of Aggression

   2nd Edition

   By Barbara Krahé

   Series: Social Psychology: A Modular Course

   The second edition of this textbook provides a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded overview of social psychological research on aggression. The first part of the book covers the definition and measurement of aggression, presents major theories and examines the development of aggression. It...

   Published January 21st 2013 by Psychology Press
5. Leadership and Liberation

   A Psychological Approach

   By Seán Ruth

   How do leaders influence the people around them? Is leadership about having particular personality traits or is it about what leaders actually do and the types of relationships they build? This ground-breaking book looks at how to be an effective leader. It presents a model of leadership that...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
6. Intergroup Relations

   The Role of Motivation and Emotion (A Festschrift for Amélie Mummendey)

   Edited by Sabine Otten, Kai Sassenberg, Thomas Kessler

   Series: Psychology Press Festschrift Series

   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...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Psychology Press
7. Minority Influence and Innovation

   Antecedents, Processes and Consequences

   Edited by Robin Martin, Miles Hewstone

   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,...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Psychology Press
8. Advances in Intergroup Contact

   Edited by Gordon Hodson, Miles Hewstone

   Intergroup contact remains one of the most effective means to reduce prejudice and conflict between groups. The past decade has witnessed a dramatic resurgence of interest in this time-tested phenomenon, with researchers now focusing on understanding when, why, and for whom contact does (and does...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Psychology Press
9. Group Processes

   Edited by John M. Levine

   Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

   It is impossible to understand human behavior without understanding the critical role that groups play in people’s lives. Most of us belong to a range of formal and informal groups, including families, work teams, and friendship cliques. These groups absorb a great deal of our time and energy and...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Psychology Press
10. Crime and Crime Reduction

    The importance of group processes

    Edited by Jane L. Wood, Theresa A. Gannon

    The problems associated with groups that commit crime are well known and notoriously complex. However, there are many questions that we still cannot answer with certainty. This book seeks to deepen understanding of the group processes involved in crime and the treatment of offenders’ thoughts and...

    Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge