By: Sabine Otten (Editor), Kai Sassenberg (Editor), Thomas Kessler (Editor)

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This volume gives a survey of the most recent developments and trends in intergroup research. Diverging from classical approaches that looked at diverse needs and motives (positive distinctiveness, belongingness, etc), the present book focuses not only on the question what motivates intergroup behaviour, but especially on how the motivation of intergroup behavior functions. The book focuses on the role of emotion and motivation in the development of intergroup conflict, social exclusion, tolerance and other group related phenomena. The first section demonstrates how classical theories in the field have been further developed, enriched, and more sophisticatedly tested over the years. The second section summarises research on affect and memory and develops a group based self-regulation approach. The third section examines several specific emotions as motivational forces of intergroup behaviour, and the fourth section looks at factors of intergroup relations that lead to social change, and details the implementations and evaluations of intergroup tolerance programs. The chapters are short and easy-to-comprehend summaries referring to a broad range of original work. "Intergroup Relations: The Role of Motivation and Emotion" is therefore a useful resource for advanced students of Social Psychology and researchers in the field of intergroup relations in general.

"Research on intergroup relations has been dominated until the recent past by a cognitive perspective. Newer developments that emphasize the important role of emotion and motivation have clearly advanced our understanding, and this volume presents a great summary of these newer perspectives. The manuscript will be immediately useful to me as a convenient and authoritative summary of a number of areas in this general literature." - Eliot Smith, Indiana University "I liked this book a lot! I think it has a huge amount to offer in terms of extending SIT/SCT, and offering readers a timely reminder of the influence of Mummendey's work. It is wonderful to see this work brought together into a coherent book." - Jackie Abell, Lancaster University "This festschrift is testament to the massive contribution of Amelie Mummendey to the field of social psychology which has defined work in this area for the last thirty years and will continue to define the research agenda for many years to come. Many of these summaries are the best available in the field." - Alex Haslam, School of Psychology, University of Exeter "An outstanding tribute to an outstanding social psychologist. The editors have gathered an impressive group of experts and have succeeded twice. The book offers a clear and lucid overview of state-of-the-art on the role of motivation and emotions in intergroup relations, at the same time as it discusses 'hot' research issues that will intrigue scholars in the near future. All in all, a step forward in our understanding of social life that both scholars and students will definitely appreciate." -- Patrizia Catellani, Catholic University of Milan

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ISBN: 9781841697055
ISBN-10: 1841697052
Series: Psychology Press Festschrift Series
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 336
Published: 1st October 2009
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 2.1
Weight (kg): 0.652