Group processes : dynamics within and between groups / Rupert Brown and Sam Pehrson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro; Group Processes; Contents; Preface; References; 1 The Reality of Groups; Definition; The Individual-Group Relationship; The Interpersonal-Group Continuum; Three Unifying Themes: Social Identity, Social Context and Social Action; Summary; Further Reading; References; 2 Group Formation and Other Elementary Group Processes; Interdependence; All in the Same Boat: Interdependence of Fate; Working with Others: Task Interdependence; Social Categorisation; From Individuals to a Group: Entitativity; Us and Them: Intergroup Differentiation and Intragroup Assimilation

When'We' Deserve More than'Them': Minimal Conditions for Intergroup DiscriminationWhy Do They (and We) Look all the Same? Perceived Intragroup Assimilation (Homogeneity); On being Similar or Different but still a Group: Individuality, Interaction, and Entitativity; Not Only in Our Heads: The Pragmatic and Rhetorical Use of Categories; Joining and Interacting in Groups: Some Elementary Group Processes; Joining Groups; From Getting Together to Sticking Together: Group Cohesion; What Goes on in Groups? Achieving the Task and Maintaining Relationships; Summary; Further Reading; References

3 Reaching Agreement in GroupsThe Acquisition and Development of Group Norms; The Acquisition of Group Norms; Why People need Norms: Individual Functions of Group Norms; Why Groups need Norms: Social Functions of Norms; Stability and Change; The Power of the Majority; The Pervasiveness of Conformity; Why do People Conform?; Standing Out from the Crowd: On being a Deviate; Going to Extremes: Reaching Decisions in Groups; Explanations of Group Polarisation; Concluding Remarks on Group Polarisation; Summary; Further Reading; References; 4 Innovation and Change in Groups; Minority Influence

Majority-Minority Influence is a Dynamic ProcessSocial Categorisation and Minority Influence: Which Group does the Minority Belong to?; Two Influence Processes or One?; Concluding Comments; Leadership; Coercion and Reward; Charisma; Leadership Styles; Interaction of Leader Style and Situation; Leaders as Committed Group Members; Leader Prototypicality; Serving Group Interests;'Entrepreneurs' and'Embedders' of Identity; Authority; Summary; Further Reading; References; 5 The Effectiveness of Groups; Group Productivity; Does the Presence of Others Help or Hinder Performance?

Are Two Heads (or Bodies) better than One?Potential and Actual Productivity: Theories of Group Deficit; Two Heads (or Bodies) really can be better than One: The Benefits of Working in Groups; Group Decision-Making; Modeling Group Decisions: Social Decision Schemes Theory; The Quality of Decision-Making Process; Groups can be Good for You; Resilience; Health and Well-being; Summary; Further Reading; Group Productivity; Group Decision-Making; Health and Well-being Benefits of Groups; References; 6 The Morality of Groups

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