Affiliation:
1. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt, USA
2. Claremont Graduate University, USA
3. University of Kent, UK
Abstract
This special issue celebrates 25 years of the Sage journal Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. In this article, we use examples of the current sociopolitical climate to highlight the importance of the scientific inquiry into group processes and intergroup relations. Ingrained identities that arise from groups are responsible for causing wars, protests, community clashes with law enforcement, violence, climate change, major public health crises, and societal change. However, just as blame goes to groups, collectives can be harnessed for solutions. This special issue contains 13 articles that showcase the diversity of research in Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, all of which contribute to theory advancement and the application of science to real world issues.
Reference18 articles.
1. Group responses to deviance: Disentangling the motivational roles of collective enhancement and self-uncertainty reduction
2. Revising sense of community to understand typical and extremist virtual communities
3. Byman D., McCabe R., Palmer A., Doxsee M. H., Duff D. (2023, December 19). Hamas’s October 7 attack: Visualizing the data. Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS). https://www.csis.org/analysis/hamass-october-7-attack-visualizing-data
4. CDC. (2024, March 26). Health effects of social isolation and loneliness. Center for Disease Control. https://www.cdc.gov/social-connectedness/risk-factors/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/emotional-wellbeing/social-connectedness/loneliness.htm
5. Why leaders can be bad: Linking rigor with relevance using machine learning analysis to test the transgression credit theory of leadership