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"Advances in Group Processes" publishes theoretical analyses, reviews, and theory-based empirical chapters on group phenomena. The series adopts a broad conception of 'group processes', including work on groups ranging from the very small to the very large, and on classic and contemporary topics such as status, power, justice, influence, decision making, intergroup relations, and social networks. This volume covers a broad section of theory and research. The first two chapters address stereotyping and discrimination, emphasizing the importance of intergroup relations in the production of seemingly intrapersonal phenomena. Themes of other chapters include: theoretical issues concerning status in task groups; aspects of power in bargaining and exchange; conflict in familial relations; the spread or transition of social phenomena; and the relations between micro-, meso-, and macro-level forces in sociological theorizing.
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Jeffrey W. Bowlby Applied Research Branch Human Resources Development Canada John F Dovidio Department of Psychology Colgate University Patrick J. Flinn Alston and Bird LLP Atlanta, Georgia Margaret Foddy School of Psychological Science La Trobe University Samuel L . Gaertner Department of Psychology University of Delaware Karen A . Hegtvedt Department of Sociology Emory University Gladys Kafati Department of Psychology Colgate University Neil]. MacKinnon Department of Sociology and Anthropology University of Guelph Phoebe Riches School of Psychological Science La Trobe University Cecilia L . Ridgeway Department of Sociology Stanford University Judith G. Smetana Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology University of Rochester Vii vu i LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Frans N . Stokman ICS University of Groningen John F. Stolte Department of Sociology Northern Illinois University Jonathan H. Turner Department of Sociology University of California, Riverside Marcel A .L .M . van Assen ICS University of Groningen Jelle van der Knoop DECIDE University of Groningen Reinier C.H. van Oosten DECIDE University of Groningen Henry A . Walker Department of Sociology University of Arizona Elaine Wethington Departments of Human Development and of Sociology Cornell University Morris Zelditch Department of Sociology Stanford University 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, mathematics, and organizational behavior . The series provides an outlet for papers that may be longer, more theoretical, and/or more integrative than those published by standard journals . We place a premium on the development of testable theories and theory-driven research . Chapters in the following categories are especially apropos : • • Conventional and unconventional theoretical work, from broad metatheoretical and conceptual analyses to refinements of existing theories and hypotheses . One goal of the series is to advance the field of group processes by promoting theoretica