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Hardbound. 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.
"Advances in Group Processes" publishes theoretical analyses,
reviews and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena.
Volume 18 addresses a broad range of theoretical and empirical
questions that cut across sociology, psychology, economics, and
political science. The first two contributions examine the
perceptual and interactional factors that result in leadership and
inequality in small groups. The next chapter explores the
psychology of buying and selling, focusing in particular on the
perceptual biases that emerge when individuals exchange money for
goods. The fourth chapter seeks to identify important personal
characteristics and social factors that precipitate trust among
strangers. Two chapters then address relatively new questions in
the social sciences. Chapter five asks how the study of autistic
individuals can shed light on basic cognitive processes and a
theory of the mind. Chapter six shows how evolutionary psychology
can help explain the emergence of social structures such as kinship
networks. The final two chapters bring experimental evidence to
bear on questions of status, influence, and affective reactions in
groups. Overall, the volume includes contributions by major
scholars from various social scientific disciplines that work in
the general area of group processes.
This volume offers a diverse array of chapters. Areas covered
consist of an extension and clarification of theoretical research
on social networks; the emergence of trust and cooperative norms
under conditions of uncertainty; social identity processes; and the
emergent processes in discussion groups and teams.
How can Twitter data be used to study individual-level human
behavior and social interaction on a global scale? This book
introduces readers to the methods, opportunities, and challenges of
using Twitter data to analyze phenomena ranging from the number of
people infected by the flu, to national elections, to tomorrow's
stock prices. Each chapter, written by leading domain experts in
clear and accessible language, takes the reader to the forefront of
the newly emerging field of computational social science. An
introductory chapter on Twitter data analysis provides an overview
of key tools and skills, and gives pointers on how to get started,
while the case studies demonstrate shortcomings, limitations, and
pitfalls of Twitter data as well as its advantages. The book will
be an excellent resource for social science students and
researchers wanting to explore the use of online data.
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