Intergroup Behavior Books

New and Published Books

1. Personal Relationships

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

   Edited by Lillian Turner de Tormes Eby, Tammy D. Allen

   Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

   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...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by Routledge Academic
2. Judging Passions

   Moral Emotions in Persons and Groups

   By Roger Giner-Sorolla

   Series: European Monographs in Social Psychology

   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...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Psychology Press
3. Social Cognition, Social Identity, and Intergroup Relations

   A Festschrift in Honor of Marilynn B. Brewer

   Edited by Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston

   Series: Psychology Press Festschrift Series

   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...

   Published May 24th 2011 by Psychology Press
4. 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
5. 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
6. The New Psychology of Leadership

   Identity, Influence and Power

   By S. Alexander Haslam, Stephen D. Reicher, Michael J. Platow

   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...

   Published September 23rd 2010 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 December 3rd 2009 by Psychology Press
8. Introduction to Political Psychology

   2nd Edition

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

   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...

   Published November 30th 2009 by Psychology Press
9. In Search of Synergy in Small Group Performance

   By James R. Larson, Jr.

   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...

   Published November 17th 2009 by Psychology Press
10. Group Performance

    By Bernard A. Nijstad

    Series: Social Psychology: A Modular Course

    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,...

    Published June 22nd 2009 by Psychology Press