Jolanda Jetten & Matthew J. Hornsey 
Rebels in Groups 
Dissent, Deviance, Difference, and Defiance

With contributions from leading scholars in the field, Rebels in
Groups brings together the latest research which, contrary to
traditional views, considers dissent, deviance, difference and
defiance to be a normal and healthy aspect of group
life.

* Brings together the latest research on the role of dissent,
deviance, difference and defiance within groups

* Presents a new approach which considers dissent, deviance,
difference and defiance to be a normal and healthy aspect of group
life

* Examines a broad range of groups, such as political groups,
task groups, and teams in organizations

* Considers diverse fields of psychology, including social,
organizational, and developmental psychology

* Contributors are among the leading scholars in their areas of
psychology

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editors.

About the Contributors.

1. The Many Faces of Rebels (Jolanda Jetten & Matthew J.
Hornsey).

Section I Dissent in Groups:

2. Rogues and Heroes: Finding Value in Dissent (Charlan
Nemeth & Jack A. Goncalo).

3. Learning from Conflict (Fabrizio Butera,
Céline Darnon, & Gabriel Mugny).

4. From a Current State to a Desired Future: How Compositional
Changes Affect Dissent and Motivation in Work Groups (Floor Rink
& Naomi Ellemers).

5. Minority Influence in Interacting Groups: The Impact of
Newcomers (John M. Levine & Hoon-Seok Choi).

Section II Deviance in Groups:

6. Questions about leopards and spots: Evaluating deviance
against a backdrop of threats to collective success (Thomas A.
Morton).

7. Debating deviance: Responding to Those who Fall from Grace
(Jolanda Jetten, Aarti Iyer, Paul Hutchison, & Matthew J.
Hornsey).

8. Children’s Understanding of Deviance and Group
Dynamics: The Development of Subjective Group Dynamics (Dominic
Abrams & Adam Rutland).

9. Impostors Within Groups: The Psychology of Claiming to
be Something You Are Not (Matthew J. Hornsey & Jolanda
Jetten).

Section III Difference in Groups:

10. Groups in Transition: Differences in the Context of
Social Change (Radmila Prislin, Cory Davenport, & John
Michalak).

11. The Independence Paradox (Jessica Salvatore & Deborah
Prentice).

12. Explaining Differences in Opinion Expressions: Direction
Matters (Kimberly Rios Morrison & Dale T. Miller).

13. Innovation Credit: When and Why do Group Members Give their
Leaders License to Deviate from Group Norms? (Georgina Randsley
de Moura, Dominic Abrams, José M. Marques, & Paul
Hutchison).

Section IV Defiance in Groups:

14. Reactions to Defiant Deviants: Deliverance or Defensiveness?
(Benoît Monin & Kieran O’Connor).

15. The Dissenter’s Dilemma, and a Social Identity
Solution (Dominic J. Packer).

16. Integrating Models of Whistle-blowing and Wrongdoing: A
Proposal for a New Research Agenda (Janet P. Near & Marcia
P. Miceli).

17. Beyond Conformity: Revisiting Classic Studies and Exploring
the Dynamics of Resistance (S. Alexander Haslam & Stephen D.
Reicher).

Index.

Über den Autor

Jolanda Jetten is Professor of Social Psychology at the
University of Queensland, Australia. She has published on topics
relating to peripheral and marginal group membership; deviance
within groups; normative influence and conformity; the role of
perceptions of intergroup distinctiveness in intergroup
discrimination; coping with devalued group membership; and identity
change processes. She is currently Chief Editor of the British
Journal of Social Psychology and Associate Editor with Social
Psychology.

Matthew J. Hornsey is an Associate Professor of Social
Psychology and Associate Dean (Research) at the University of
Queensland, Australia. His research focuses on the social
psychology of intergroup relations, identity threat, criticism,
dissent, collective forgiveness, and the tension between individual
and group will. He is currently Associate Editor for the journal
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, and the
Australian Journal of Psychology.