Books On Sociology Of Groups

Sociology Of Groups, Society, Community, Groups, Abstracts on Sociology of Groups, Bibliography, Syllabus, Journals

Social Groups in Action and Interaction Book by Charles Stangor

From Prejudice to Intergroup Emotions: Differentiated Reactions to Social Groups
Book by Diane M. Mackie, Eliot Smith

Making Societies : The Historical Construction of Our World Book by William G. Roy

Stereotypes as Explanations : The Formation of Meaningful Beliefs about Social Groups Book by Craig McGarty, Vincent Y. Yzerbyt, Russell Spears (Editors)

Groups, Teams, and Social Interaction: Theories and Applications Book by A. Paul Hare

Reviews:

Social Groups in Action and Interaction Book by Charles Stangor
The goal of Social Groups in Action and Interaction is to review and analyze the human group as it operates to create both social good and, potentially, social harm. The book provides equal emphasis on topics traditionally considered from an intra-group perspective (for instance, conformity, minority influence, group decision-making, leadership, and task performance) as well as topics derived from an inter-group perspective (social categorization, social identity, intergroup conflict, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination).

From Prejudice to Intergroup Emotions: Differentiated Reactions to Social Groups
Book by Diane M. Mackie, Eliot Smith
Reflects a theoretical shift from an earlier emphasis on knowledge about ingroups and outgroups to a new perspective on prejudice in which socially-grounded emotional differentiation becomes a basis for social regulation.

Making Societies : The Historical Construction of Our World (Sociology for a New Century Series) Book by William G. Roy
The only book written for undergraduates about the social construction of reality that is also historical and comparative. In addition, it includes chapters on the social construction of time and space, as well as the more traditional chapters on race, class, and gender.
The organizing concept of the social construction of reality and using a cross-cultural historical comparative approach to analyzing key themes: space, time, race, gender, and class with focus on space and time because it illustrates how deeply embedded the social construction of reality is.

Stereotypes as Explanations : The Formation of Meaningful Beliefs about Social Groups Book by Craig McGarty, Vincent Y. Yzerbyt, Russell Spears (Editors)
Stereotyping is one of the most important issues in social psychology, but little is known about how and why stereotypes form. This book explores the process of stereotype formation; the way people develop impressions and view social groups. The authors of this study propose that stereotypes form to explain aspects of social groups and; in particular; to explain relationships between groups.
Stereotyping is one of the biggest single issues in social psychology, but relatively little is known about how and why stereotypes form. Conventional approaches to stereotyping assume that stereotypes are based on erroneous and distorted processes. According to the authors stereotypes form in order to explain aspects of social groups and in particular to explain relationships between groups.

Groups, Teams, and Social Interaction: Theories and Applications Book by A. Paul Hare
An examination of Hare's findings about groups, teams, and social interaction. Part I brings together the literature on small workgroups from laboratory studies by social psychologists and practitioners in organizational development. Part II presents four theories of social interaction with examples of applications: functional, dramaturgical, exchange, and SYMLOG. The last chapter brings together features of these theories in a category system for the observation of groups.