Social Groups in Action and Interaction

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Author(s): C. Stangor
Year: 2004

Language: English
Pages: 440

Book cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
About the Author......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
1 Defining the Social Group......Page 13
2 Studying Groups Scientifically......Page 40
3 Groups and Their Functions......Page 64
4 Social Influence......Page 87
5 Social Categorization......Page 113
6 Group Development and Structure......Page 133
7 Power and Leadership......Page 152
8 Group Decision Making......Page 177
9 Group Perfomance and Productivity......Page 205
10 Effective Working Groups......Page 229
11 Cultures, Social Change, and Crowds......Page 251
12 Cooperation and Conflict Within Groups......Page 269
13 Cooperation and Conflict Between Groups......Page 292
Glossary......Page 314
References......Page 322
Name Index......Page 377
Subject Index......Page 405