Social Psychology 2013

Reducing Intergroup Bias

The Common Ingroup Identity Model

By Samuel L. Gaertner, John F. Dovidio

Series: Essays in Social Psychology

Considers situations and interventions that can foster more inclusive representation and ways, both theoretically and practically, and that a common ingroup identity can facilitate more harmonious intergroup relations....

To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press

The Psychology of Group Perception

Edited by Vincent Yzerbyt, Charles M. Judd, Olivier Corneille

This groundbreaking work by leading social psychologists, who have all contributed in important ways to the psychology of group perception, focuses in particular on three interrelated issues: (1) whether groups are seen to be diverse or relatively homogeneous; (2) whether groups are seen as real...

To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press

Social Psychology of Inclusion and Exclusion

Edited by Dominic Abrams, Michael A. Hogg, José M. Marques

This book is about the social psychological dynamics and phenomenology of social inclusion and exclusion. The editors take as their starting point the assumption that social life is conducted in a framework of relationships in which individuals seek inclusion and belongingness. Relationships...

Published April 30th 2013 by Psychology Press

Crowds in the 21st Century

Perspectives from contemporary social science

Edited by John Drury, Clifford Stott

Series: Contemporary Issues in Social Science

Crowds in the 21st Century presents the latest theory and research on crowd events and crowd behaviour from across a range of social sciences, including psychology, sociology, law, and communication studies. Whether describing the language of the crowd in protest events, measuring the ability of...

Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge

Cyberbullying

Development, Consequences, Risk and Protective Factors

Edited by Ersilia Menesini, Christiane Spiel

Series: Special Issues of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

From the beginning of 2000, with the increase and diffusion of modern technologies, a new form of bullying using electronic means has emerged. Literature has reached some consistent findings on the description of the problem. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about developmental processes...

Published October 28th 2012 by Psychology Press

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

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

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

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

The Handbook of Intergroup Communication

Edited by Howard Giles

Series: ICA Handbook Series

The Handbook of Intergroup Communication brings together research, theory and application on traditional as well as innovative intergroup situations, exploring the communication aspect of these groups. The volume is organized into four domains – cross-disciplinary approaches to intergroup study;...

Published May 3rd 2012 by Routledge

When Groups Meet

The Dynamics of Intergroup Contact

By Thomas F. Pettigrew, Linda R. Tropp

Series: Essays in Social Psychology

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...

Published March 24th 2011 by Psychology Press

The Psychology of Social Conflict and Aggression

Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Arie W. Kruglanski, Kipling D Williams

Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

This book provides an up-to-date integration of some of the most recent developments in social psychological research on social conflict and aggression, one of the most perennial and puzzling topics in all of psychology. It offers an informative, scholarly yet readable overview of recent...

Published March 20th 2011 by Psychology Press

Intergroup Conflicts and Their Resolution

A Social Psychological Perspective

Edited by Daniel Bar-Tal

Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

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...

Published December 7th 2010 by Psychology Press