The Social Psychology of Group Identity and Social Conflict

by Eagly, Alice H.; Baron, Reuben M.; Hamilton, V. Lee; Kelman, Herbert C.; Eagly, Alice H.

• ISBN13: 9781557989529
• ISBN10: 1557989524
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

The Social Psychology of Group Identity and Social Conflict examines the far-reaching influence of Herbert C. Kelman, a psychologist who is both a scientist and a peacemaker. Kelman is renowned for his contributions to the study of social influence in social psychology as well as to international conflict resolution and the peace research movement. He developed the interactive problem solving method, which helped lay the groundwork for the 1993 Oslo agreement between Israel and the PLO. His work has profoundly affected the ways in which social psychologists think about the links between personal and national identity, between intragroup and intergroup processes and between individual behavior and the functioning of social systems. In this edited volume, distinguished scholars elaborate on Kelman's scholarship through the examination of their own theories and research. Their work explores the four areas that have defined Kelman's career: the ethics of social research,

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Foreword	xiii
Preface	xv
About	xvii
Herbert C. Kelman
Part I. Theoretical Foundations	1	(80)
The Contributions of Herbert C. Kelman: Reinvigorating Lewin and Anticipating Dynamical Systems Models	3	(18)
Reuben M. Baron
Social Psychology: Social or Sociological?	21	(24)
Jose R. Torregrosa
Comments on Chapters 1 and 2	41	(4)
Susan H. Korper
Prejudice: Toward a More Inclusive Understanding	45	(20)
Alice H. Eagly
Identification as a Challenge to Dual-Process Theories of Persuasion	65	(16)
V. Lee Hamilton
Comments on Chapters 3 and 4	77	(4)
Erin Driver-Linn
Part II. Applications of Social Psychology	81	(68)
Rigor and Vigor: Spanning Basic and Applied Research	83	(14)
Nancy E. Adler
Achieving Equality of Student Internet Access Within Schools	97	(18)
Janet Ward Schofield
Ann Locke Davidson
Comments on Chapters 5 and 6	111	(4)
Jennifer A. Richeson
Organizational Narcissism	115	(18)
Shoshana Zuboff
Peace Architecture: The Prevention of Violence	133	(16)
Luc Reychler
Comments on Chapters 7 and 8	147	(2)
Jeffrey R. Seul
Part III. Social Psychological Approaches to the Practice of Conflict Resolution	149	(82)
Extending the Interactive Problem-Solving Method: Addressing Multiple Levels of Conflict, Unacknowledged Trauma, and Responsibility	151	(22)
Donna Hicks
William Weisberg
Identity and Power in the Reconciliation of National Conflict	173	(20)
Nadim N. Rouhana
Comments on Chapters 9 and 10	189	(4)
Rebecca Dale
The Contribution of Bicommunal Contacts in Building a Civil Society in Cyprus	193	(20)
Maria Hadjipavlou
Assessing the Social Psychological Support for Kelman's Interactive Problem-Solving Workshops	213	(18)
Cynthia Chataway
Comments on Chapters 11 and 12	227	(4)
Rhoda Margesson
Part IV. Reflections by Herbert C. Kelman	231	(46)
Continuity and Change: My Life as a Social Psychologist	233	(44)
Herbert C. Kelman
Appendix A. Herbert C. Kelman's Graduate and Postgraduate Advisees	277	(2)
Appendix B. Herbert C. Kelman's Publications, 1945--2003	279	(18)
Index	297	(10)
About the Editors	307