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Personal Relationships

The Effect on Employee Attitudes, Behavior, and Well-being

Personal Relationships
  • Edited by Lillian Turner de Tormes Eby, and Tammy D. Allen.

Published April 2012

We know that positive, fulfilling and satisfying relationships are strong predictors of life satisfaction, psychological health, and physical well-being. This edited volume uses research and theory on the need to belong as a foundation to explore various types of relationships, with an emphasis on…
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Judging Passions

Moral Emotions in Persons and Groups

Judging Passions
  • By Roger Giner-Sorolla.

Published January 2012

Psychological research shows that our emotions and feelings often guide the moral decisions we make about our own lives and the social groups to which we belong. But should we be concerned that our important moral judgments can be swayed by "hot" passions, such as anger, disgust, guilt, shame and…
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Social Cognition, Social Identity, and Intergroup Relations

A Festschrift in Honor of Marilynn B. Brewer

Social Cognition, Social Identity, and Intergroup Relations
  • Edited by Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli and Robert W. Livingston.

Published May 2011

Perhaps the defining feature of humanity is the social condition -- how we think about others, identify ourselves with others, and interact with groups of others. The advances of evolutionary theory, social cognition, social identity, and intergroup relations, respectively, as major fields of…
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When Groups Meet

The Dynamics of Intergroup Contact

When Groups Meet
  • By Thomas F. Pettigrew, and Linda R. Tropp.

Published March 2011

Research and theory on intergroup contact have become one of the fastest advancing and most exciting fields in social psychology in recent years. The work is exciting because it combines basic social psychological concerns -- human interaction, situational influences on behavior -- with an…
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Intergroup Conflicts and Their Resolution

A Social Psychological Perspective

Intergroup Conflicts and Their Resolution
  • Edited by Daniel Bar-Tal.

Published December 2010

This book provides a framework that sheds an illuminating light into the psyche of people involved in macro-level destructive intergroup conflicts, involving societies and ethnic groups, that take place continuously in various parts of the globe. It focuses on the socio-psychological repertoire…
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The New Psychology of Leadership

Identity, Influence and Power

The New Psychology of Leadership
  • By S. Alexander Haslam, Stephen D. Reicher and Michael J. Platow.

Published September 2010

Shortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award 2011! Shortlisted for the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) Management Book of the Year Award 2011–2012! According to John Adair, the most important word in the leader's vocabulary is "we" and the least important word is "I". But…
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Minority Influence and Innovation

Antecedents, Processes and Consequences

Minority Influence and Innovation
  • 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

Introduction to Political Psychology
  • 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

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

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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