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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
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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,