ABSTRACT

First published in 1985. This book presents a new way to ask an old question. Many fields have considered the nature of the influence that members of a group exert on the course of social events. Social science provides another way to examine this issue. Moreover, social science has a particular strength: It helps us to phrase questions more precisely than before, it encourages us to follow a line of rea­soning systematically, and it requires us to evaluate our ideas in light of a par­ticular kind of evidence. The authors want to use these strengths to explore systematically the ways that factors in the person and in the environment to­gether may shape the emergence of social behavior.

part I|123 pages

A Theoretical Approach to Personality in the Social Process

chapter 1|15 pages

Personality in the Social Process

chapter 3|27 pages

Dimensions of the Person

chapter 4|24 pages

Dimensions of the Situation

part II|81 pages

The Initial Social Response

chapter 6|23 pages

Social Perception

chapter 7|28 pages

Information Processing

chapter 8|28 pages

Interpersonal Attraction

part III|97 pages

Complex Forms of Social Interaction

chapter 11|24 pages

Negotiation Processes

chapter 12|11 pages

Group Structure

part IV|37 pages

The Outcome of Group Process: Testing the Model of the Person in the Situation

chapter 13|31 pages

The Performance of Individuals in Groups

chapter 14|4 pages

Epilogue