Part of the "Advances in Group Processes" series, this volume covers a broad section of theory and research. It includes chapters with themes such as:: 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; among others.

List of contributors. Preface (S.R. Thye et al.). Group identity and intergroup relations: the common in-group identity model (J.F. Dovidio et al.). The affective dynamics of stereotyping and intergroup relations (N.J. MacKinnon, J.W. Bowlby). The formation of status beliefs: improving status construction theory (C.L. Ridgeway). The impact of task and categorical cues on social influence: fluency and ethnic accent as cues to competence in task groups (M. Foddy, P. Riches). Strategic decision making (F.N. Stokman et al.). The normative regulation of power (M. Zelditch, H.A. Walker). Beyond the concept of value in power-dependence theory: expanding a model of the "whole actor" (J.F. Stolte). Cultural contexts and developmental processes in adolescent-parent relationships (J.G. Smetana). Contagion of stress (E. Wethington). Intergenerational justice and the environment: determining the fair use of mono basin water (K.A. Hegtvedt, P.J. Flinn). A theory of embedded encounters (J.H. Turner).