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The "Advances in Group Processes" series publishes theoretical analyses, reviews and theory-based empirical chapters on group phenomena. Volume 19 includes papers that address fundamental issues of solidarity, cohesion and trust. Chapter one shows how solidarity is a consequence of group-level phenomena (competition) and individual level phenomena (similarity). The second chapter examines solidarity among injection drug users, showing that the cohesion and solidarity of drug users are patterned by principles of collective action. The next two chapters integrate extant theories to provide new insights. Chapter three integrates principles of social exchange, status organizing processes and game theory to theorize solidarity; while chapter four shows how research on emotions can explain solidarity in status-differentiated groups. Two chapters then review and analyse long-standing programmes of research on cohesion and trust. Chapter five reviews a decade of growth for the theory of relational cohesion, showing how emotions lead to cohesion and commitment. Chapter six analyses how learning and social control can produce trust in networks of varying size. The final two chapters examine processes that are often neglected in the production of solidarity and cohesion. Chapter seven analyses group loyalty as a function of intra- and inter-personal factors. Chapter eight examines how relatively subtle features of speech arrangements can either maintain or disrupt solidarity. Overall, the volume includes papers that reflect a wide range of theoretical approaches to solidarity and contributions by scholars that work in the general area of group processes.
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Casey Borch Department of Sociology University of South Carolina, USA Vincent Buskens Department of Sociology/ICS Utrecht University, The Netherlands Steve E. Clayman Department of Sociology University of California, USA Douglas D. Heckathorn Department of Sociology Comell University, USA Jeffrey A. Houser Department of Sociology Bowling Green State University, USA Edward J. Lawler School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and Department of Sociology, Comell University, USA John M. Levine Department of Psychology University of Pittsburgh, USA Michael J. Lovaglia Department of Sociology University of Iowa, USA Lynn Smith-Lovin Department of Sociology, University of Arizona, USA Miller McPherson Department of Sociology University of Arizona, USA Richard L. Moreland Department of Psychology University of Pittsburgh, USA vii viii LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Werner Raub Department of Sociology/ICS Utrecht University, The Netherlands Judith E. Rosenstein Department of Sociology, Cornell University, USA Shane R. Thye Department of Sociology University of South Carolina, USA David Willer Department of Sociology University of South Carolina, USA Robb Willer Department of Sociology Cornell University, USA Jeongkoo Yoon Program of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management Ajou University, South Korea PREFACE EDITORIAL POLICY Advances in Group Processes publishes theoretical analyses, reviews and theorybased empirical chapters on group phenomena. The series adopts a broad conception of "group processes." This includes work on groups ranging from the very small to the very large, and on classic and contemporary topics such as status, power, exchange, justice, influence, decision making, intergroup relations and social networks. Contributors have included scholars from diverse fields including sociology, psychology, political science, philosophy,