Rebels in Groups. Dissent, Deviance, Difference, and Defiance

✍ Scribed by Jolanda Jetten, Matthew J. Hornsey

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 400
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

With contributions from leading scholars in the field, Rebels in Groups brings together the latest research which, contrary to traditional views, considers dissent, deviance, difference and defiance to be a normal and healthy aspect of group life.  Brings together the latest research on the role of dissent, deviance, difference and defiance within groupsPresents a new approach which considers dissent, deviance, difference and defiance to be a normal and healthy aspect of group life Examines a broad range of groups, such as political groups, task groups, and teams in organizationsConsiders diverse fields of psychology, including social, organizational, and developmental psychologyContributors are among the leading scholars in their areas of psychology

✦ Table of Contents

Rebels in Groups: Dissent, Deviance, Difference and Defiance......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
About the Editors......Page 11
About the Contributors......Page 13
1 The Many Faces of Rebels......Page 19
Part I: Dissent in Groups......Page 33
2 Rogues and Heroes: Finding Value in Dissent......Page 35
3 Learning from Conflict......Page 54
4 From Current State to Desired Future: How Compositional Changes Affect Dissent and Innovation in Work Groups......Page 72
5 Minority Influence in Interacting Groups: The Impact of Newcomers......Page 91
Part II: Deviance in Groups......Page 111
6 Questions about Leopards and Spots: Evaluating Deviance against a Backdrop of Threats to Collective Success......Page 113
7 Debating Deviance: Responding to Those who Fall from Grace......Page 135
8 Children’s Understanding of Deviance and Group Dynamics: The Development of Subjective Group Dynamics......Page 153
9 Impostors within Groups: The Psychology of Claiming to be Something You Are Not......Page 176
Part III: Difference in Groups......Page 197
10 Groups in Transition: Differences in the Context of Social Change......Page 199
11 The Independence Paradox......Page 219
12 Explaining Differences in Opinion Expression: Direction Matters......Page 237
13 Innovation Credit: When and Why do Group Members Give their Leaders License to Deviate from Group Norms?......Page 256
Part IV: Defiance in Groups......Page 277
14 Reactions to Defiant Deviants: Deliverance or Defensiveness?......Page 279
15 The Dissenter’s Dilemma, and a Social Identity Solution......Page 299
16 Integrating Models of Whistle-Blowing and Wrongdoing: A Proposal for a New Research Agenda......Page 320
17 Beyond Conformity: Revisiting Classic Studies and Exploring the Dynamics of Resistance......Page 342
Index......Page 363