Advances in Group Processes, Volume 14

by Barry Markovsky, Edward J. Lawler

Advances in Group Processes publishes theoretical, review, and empirically-based papers on group phenomena. The series adopts a broad conception of 'group processes' consistent with prevailing ones in the social psychological literature. In addition to topics such as status processes, group structure, and decision making, the series considers work on interpersonal behavior in dyads (i.e. the smallest group). Contributors to the series include not only sociologists but also scholars from other disciplines, such as psychology and organizational behavior.

346 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1990

About the author

I'm a social psychologist. I've been lucky to have enjoyed a long career full of exciting research projects on such topics as networks, power, status, justice, and how people influence one another's perceptions and beliefs.

For the last few years I’ve backed off academic publishing and focused instead on writing for everyday people. The result has been, among other things, a series of much-read articles at TheConversation.com, and this new book, Everyday Extraordinary. It turns out that most of what I've learned about other sociological and psychological topics helps to explain why popular beliefs in astrology, ESP, ghosts, UFOs, and many other fringe claims are held so dearly by so many.

In 2020 I retired from my job as a sociology professor and moved to Western North Carolina where I write (and hike and play music and cook and socialize and live) to my heart’s content.