Required Readings:
1) Forsyth, D.R. (1990). Group Dynamics. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
2) Rousseau, J. (1755). A Discourse on Inequality. London: Penguin Books.
3) Herrnstein, R. J., & Murray, C. (1994). The Bell Curve.
I. PROCESSING INFORMATION ABOUT GROUPS
A. The Social Self
James, W. (1890). The Consciousness of Self.
Reid, & Deaux (1996). Relationship between social aasocial and personal identities: Segregation or Integration?
B. Social Categorization and Intergroup Bias
Hamilton & J. Sherman (1994). Stereotypes.
Hamilton & S. Sherman (1995). Perceiving persons and groups.
C. Reducing Intergroup Bias
Herrnstein & Murray (1994). The Bell Curve. (excerpts)
Sternberg (1995). For whom the Bell Curve tolls.
D. Drawing Inferences about Groups
Allison, Mackie, &cial perception.
Uhles, Allison, Asuncion, Dent, & Mackie (1997). When outcomes engul Messick (1996). Outcome biases in social perception.
Uhles, Allison, Asuncion, Dent, & Mackie (1997). When outcomes engulf
Festinger (1950). Informal social communication.
Forsyth (1990). Chapter 6.
E. Social Comparison Processes
Festinger (1954). A theory of social comparison processes.
Festinger, Rieken, & Schachter (1956). When prophecy fails.
D. behavior: Outcome biases in trait judgments about the self.
III. GROUP FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE
A. Group Formation
Moreland (1987). The formation of small groups.
Forsyth (1990). Chapter 3
B. Pressures Toward Uniformity in Groupssss Social Comparison and Mental Health
Rousseau (1755). Discourse on Inequality.
Wills (1991). Similarity and self-esteem and downward comparison.
E. Authority and Control
Haney, Banks, & Zimbardo (1973). A study of pr(1973). A study of pr7Bon (1903). The Crowd.
D. Cultural Influences on Social Behavior
Solomon, Greenberg, & Pyszczynski (1991). A terror management theory of social behavior: The psychological functions of self-esteem and cultural world views.
James,,edia violence on fatal aggression.
VI. FACTORS INFLUENCING GROUP PERFORMANCE
A. Intra-Group Conflict
Forsyth (1990). Chapter 12.
B. Group Decision Making
Forsyth (1990). Chapter 8.
Kelly, Jackson, & Hutsn-Comeaux (1997). Efon-Comeaux (1997). Effects of time pressure & task differences on influence & accuracy in decision making groups.
C. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Tickle-Degnen & Rosenthal (1987). Group rapport and nonverbal behavior.
Carli, LaFleur, & Loeber (1995). Nonverbal behavior, gender, and influence.
CLASS SCHEDULE
DATE Topic Presenters
M 1/13 Introduction to the Course Scott
W 1/15 Overview of Group Processes Scott
M 1/20 History ofott
M 9/6 History of Group Processes Scott
W 1/22 The Social Self Scott
M 1/27 Social Categorization and Intergroup Bias
W 1/29 Reducing Intergroup Bias
M 2/3 Drawing Inferences about Groups Scott
W 2/5 Group Formation
IV. SOCIAL INFLUENCE PROCESSES IN GROUPS
A. Group Domination Over Individuals
evine & Russo (1987). Mrorist groups.
IV. SOCIAL INFLUENCE PROCESSES IN GROUPS
A. G
Levine & Russo (1987). Mscussed. Or else.....
V. PRO-SOCIAL AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN GROUPS
A. Altruism
Batson (1995). Prosocial motivation: Why do we help others?
Simon (1990). A mechanism for social selection and successful altruism.
B. Social Dilemmas
Hardin (1968). The tragedy of the commons.
Allison, Beggan, & Midgley (1996). The search for "similar instances" and "simultaneous possibilities": Me social dilemma reseataphors in social dilemma research.
C. Group Therapy
Forsyth (1990). Chapter 15.
D. Passionate Love and Relationships
Hatfield & Rapson (1993). Passionate love.
Murray, Holmes, & Griffin (1996). The self-fn
E. Human Sexuality
Haulfilling nature of positive illusions in romantic relationships: Love is not blind, but prescient.
E. Human Sexuality
B. Destructive Effects of Groups on Individuals
Forsyth (1990). Chapter 10.
Church (1992). The fire this time.
C. Crowds and Mob Behavior
Forsyth (1990). Chapter 14.
Le). Chapter 14.
Leield & Rapson (1993). Sexuality.
Kenrick (1994). Evolutionary social psychology: From sexual selection to social cognition.
F. Human Aggression
Forsyth (1990). Chapter 11.
Phillips (1986). Natural experiments on mass media violence.