Group Conflict and Co-operation: Their Social Psychology - Psychology Library Editions: Social Psychology 1st edition

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Marc Notes: Originally published in 1966, this monograph challenged the accepted theories of group conflict of the time. Rather than seeing it as the result of factors such as frustration and maladjustment, it argues that conflict and its accompanying aggressiveness are features of interactions between groups, as revealed by a detailed experimental study of control groups. Publisher Marketing: Originally published in 1966 the author challenges the accepted theories of group conflict of the time, such as frustration and maladjustment. For him conflict and its accompanying aggressiveness are features of interaction between groups and he supports this theory with a detailed experimental study of controlled groups. At the time of publication, Dr Otto Klineberg, Director of the International Centre for Intergroup Relations at the Sorbonne wrote: Social scientists everywhere owe a great debt of gratitude to Professor Sherif. The distinguished series of publications for which he and his co-workers are responsible have an honoured place in our libraries. In particular, his contributions to the field of intergroup relations are outstanding; his concept of "superordinate goals," based on a combination of theoretical insight and brilliant experimentation, has become a household word for those concerned with this significant problem. In his new volume, "Group Conflict and Co-operation," he carries his analysis much further, not only describing the results of several original investigations, but also building a theoretical appraisal of an extensive research literature. The author has made still another significant contribution toward a better understanding of one of the most complex and disturbing phenomena of our time. "

Contributor Bio:  Sherif, Muzafer Muzafer Sherif (1906-1988) was professor and director of the psychosocial studies program at Pennsylvania State University. He is known as one of the founders of the field of social psychology and also helped develop social judgment theory and realistic conflict theory.