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Week 1: Introduction to SP619; Group Structure and Process (5 items)
Chap: 1 Chapter
pp: 1-9 Chaps: 2 and 3 Chapter
Chap: 8 Chapter | Background (Could Read) | Background reading
How to read a journal article in social psychology - Jordan CH and Zanna M P Chapter | Recommended (Should Read) | Essential readings
Prospects for group processes and intergroup relations research: A review of 70 years - Randsley de Moura, G., Leader, T., Pelletier, J., & Abrams, D., 2008 Webpage
Week 2: Group Processes: Individual vs Groups (10 items)
Social psychology - Sutton, Robbie, Douglas, Karen, 2013 Book | Core (Must Read) | Chapters 9 &10
Group process, group decision, group action - Baron, Robert S., Kerr, Norbert L., 2003 Book | pp: 68-83 and Chap: 6
Group processes: dynamics within and between groups - Brown, Rupert, 2000 [ie. 1999] Book | Chap: 4 especially pp: 123-143
Social psychology - Hogg, Michael A., Vaughan, Graham M., c2005 Book | Background (Could Read) | pp: 242-262. Background reading
Social psychology: revisiting the classic studies - Smith, Joanne R., Haslam, S. Alexander, 2012 Book
Social "facilitation" as challenge and threat. - Jim Blascovich, Wendy Berry Mendes, Sarah B. Hunter, Kristen Salomon, 1999 Article
Deindividuation and antinormative behavior: A meta-analysis. - Tom Postmes, Russell
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Spears, 1998 Article
Minority influence: A meta-analytic review of social influence processes. - Wendy Wood, Sharon Lundgren, Judith A. Ouellette, Shelly Busceme, et al, 1994 Article
Studies in social influence - Serge Moscovici, Bernard Personnaz, 1980-5 Article
Majority and Minority Influence Using the Afterimage Paradigm: A Series of Attempted Replications - Robin Martin, 1998-1 Article
Week 3: Social Identity Theory: Intragroup vs Intergroup
Week 16: Motivation in Groups (3 items)
Social psychology - Hogg, Michael A., Vaughan, Graham M., c2005 Book | 310- 312. Background reading
Advances in experimental social psychology - Berkowitz, Leonard, Walster, Elaine, Zanna, Mark P. Book | pp.2-62
Why do people need self-esteem? A theoretical and empirical review. Psychological Bulletin, - Pyszczynski, T., Greenberg, J., Solomon, S., Arndt, J., & Schimel, J., 2004 Webpage | pages 435-468
Week 16: Seminar: Minority and Majority Influence (3 items) This seminar will consolidate and discuss the material covered in Weeks 14 and 15, with a particular focus on whether social influence is a dual process (e.g. Moscovici’s Conversion Theory), or whether a single process accounts for social influence (e.g. Social Impact Theory and Self Categorization Theory). All students will read Hogg and Vaughan’s summary of the research. Seminar leaders will assign one of the two other readings to stimulate debate around the issue.
Majority and minority influence using the afterimage paradigm: A series of attempted replications. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, - Martin, R., 1998 Webpage | pages 1-26
Studies in self-categorization and minority conversion. The ingroup minority in intragroup and intergroup contexts - David, B., and Turner, J.C., 1999 Article
Chapter 7 Chapter | Essential reading, especially pp. 263-273
Week 17: Culture and Group Dynamics (2 items)
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Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation. - Hazel R. Markus, Shinobu Kitayama, 1991 Article
Social psychology: context, communication and culture - Carr, Stuart C., 2003 Book
Week 18: Reading Week
Week 19: Individuals versus Groups (9 items) The three course textbooks all offer an excellent overview of the area. Brown (2000) reviews some classic research examining group and individual performance. Baron and Kerr (2003) provide us with a good overview of the American perspective, there is much more research in the US into this area. Hogg and Vaughan (2005 or 2008) allow us to apply the issues to other research areas and the real world. Karau and Williams (1993) offer a good overview of social loafing, and Kerr and Tindale (2004) provide an excellent summary of empirical evidence in this area. Other articles are just a flavour of the area. For example, the special issue guest edited by Turner and Pratkanis (1998) provides many new perspectives on groupthink; Postmes, Spears, and Cihangir (2001) talk about how group norms affect group decision making; and Abrams, Hopthrow, et al. (2006) show that group polarization is not inevitable – in fact, when groups are engaged in moderate social drinking they will look out for each other and become less attracted to risk.
So right it's wrong: Groupthink and the ubiquitous nature of polarized group decision making - Baron, R.S., 2005 Article
Group process, group decision, group action - Baron, Robert S., Kerr, Norbert L., 2003 Book | Chapters 3, 4 and 6
Group processes: dynamics within and between groups - Brown, Rupert, 2000 [ie. 1999] Book | Chapter 5
Social psychology - Hogg, Michael A., Vaughan, Graham M., c2005 Book | Pages 331-347. Background reading
Social loafing: a meta-analytic review and theoretical integration - Karau, S.J. & Williams, K.D., 1993 Webpage | Pages 681-706
Group performance and group decision making. - Kerr, N.L. & Tindale, R.S., 623 Webpage | Pages 623-655. Essential reading
Quality of decision making and group norms. - Postmes, T., Spears, R., & Cihangir, S., 2001 Webpage | Pages 918-930
Group decision making - Tindale, R.S., Kameda, T., & Hinsz, V.B. Chapter | Essential reading
Theoretical perspectives on groupthink: A twenty fifth anniversary appraisal - Turner, M.E. & Pratkanis, A.R., 1998
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Week 20: Social Identity and Intergroup Behaviour (9 items)
Toward reduction of predjudice: Intergroup contact and social categorization - Brewer, M.B., and Gaertner, S.L. Chapter
Social identity theory: past achievements, current problems and future challenges - Brown, R., 2000 Article | Essential reading
Changing attitudes through intergroup contact: The effects of group membership salience - Brown, R.J., Vivian, J., and Hewstone, M., 1999 Article
Social identity theory: past achievements, current problems and future challenges. European Journal of Social Psychology, - Brown, R., 2000 Webpage | pp. 745-778
Self and social identity. Annual Review of Psychology, - Ellemers, N., Spears, R., & Doosje, B., 2002 Webpage | pp. 161-186
Social psychology - Hogg, Michael A., Vaughan, Graham M., c2005 Book | (S) - pp: 429-439. Background reading
Subgroup relations: a comparison of mutual intergroup differentiation and common ingroup identity models of prejudice reduction. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - Hornsey, M. J., & Hogg, M. A., 2000 Webpage | pp. 242-256.
Intergroup distinctiveness and differentiation: A meta-analytic integration. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, - Jetten, J., Spears, R. & Postmes, T. (, 2004 Webpage | pp.862-879
An Integrative Theory of Intergroup Conflict - Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C. Chapter | Earlier edition of 1986 which is unavailable and out of print
Week 21: Intergroup Contact and Status (8 items)
Prejudice as group position: Microfoundations of a sociological approach to racism and intergroup relations. Journal of Social Issues, - Bobo, L.D., 1999 Webpage | s:13:"pp. 445
Chapter 11 (pp429-436 in 3rd ed.) Chapter | Background reading
A comparison of the experiences of dominant and minority group members during an intergroup encounter. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, - Hyers, L.L., & Swim, J.K,
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1998 Webpage | s:12:"pp 143
Minority and majority discrimination: When and why. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, - Leonardelli, G. J., & Brewer, M. B., 2001 Webpage | pp 468-485.
Social dominance: an intergroup theory of social hierarchy and oppression - Sidanius, Jim, Pratto, Felicia, 1999 Book
Perceived intragroup homogeneity in minority-majority contexts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - Simon, B., & Brown, R., 1987 Webpage | s:12:"pp.703
Intergroup contact and pluralistic ignorance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - Shelton, J. N., & Richeson, J. A., 2005 Webpage | pp 91-107
Relationships between intergroup contact and prejudice between majority and minority groups - Tropp, L.R., and Pettigrew, T.F., 2005 Article | Essential reading
Week 21: Seminar: Stereotype Threat (4 items) This seminar will consolidate and discuss the material covered in Week 20, with a particular focus on stereotype threat. All students should read Hogg and Vaughan (2005 or 2008), who provide a clear definition of stereotype threat. Your seminar leader will assign you at least one of the more in depth journal articles and the seminar will discuss group processes which impact on stereotype threat.
Social psychology - Hogg, Michael A., Vaughan, Graham M., Dawsonera, 2011 Book | Background (Could Read)
An age apart: The effects of intergenerational contact and stereotype threat on performance and intergroup bias. - Dominic Abrams, Anja Eller, Jacqueline Bryant, 2006 Article
Reducing Stereotype Threat by Blurring Intergroup Boundaries - H. E. S. Rosenthal, 2006-04-01 Article
A threat in the air: How stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance. - Claude M. Steele, 1997 Article
Week 22: Communication and Prejudice (4 items)
Stereotypes help people connect with others in the community: A situated functional analysis of the stereotype consistency bias in communication. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - Clark, A. E., & Kashima, Y., 2007
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Webpage | Pages 1028-1039
A social psychological study of ethnonyms: Cognitive representation of the in-group and intergroup hostility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - Mullen, B., Calogero, R. M., & Leader, T. I., 2007 Webpage | Pages 612-630
Language, cognition and intergroup relations - Sutton, R.M. Chapter | Essential reading
Language, stereotypes, and intergroup relations. - Wigboldus, D., & Douglas, K. M. Chapter | Background reading
Week 23: Ideology, Politics, and Power
Week 24: Review and Revision
An age apart: The effects of intergenerational contact and stereotype threat on performance and intergroup bias. - Dominic Abrams, Anja Eller, Jacqueline Bryant, 2006 Article
Reducing Stereotype Threat by Blurring Intergroup Boundaries - H. E. S. Rosenthal, 2006-04-01 Article
A threat in the air: How stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance. - Claude M. Steele, 1997 Article
Social psychology - Hogg, Michael A., Vaughan, Graham M., Dawsonera, 2011 Book
Social psychology: context, communication and culture - Carr, Stuart C., 2003 Book
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