Groups in context
25 important questions on Groups in context
What is the social brain hypothesis?
Trade hypothesis (Dunbar, 2004)
Warfare hypothesis (Alexander, 1979)
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Of how many indiv. does the circle of people consist with whom you are most intimate? What is special about a romantic partner?
How happy are people after a conversation?
- e-mail/text message
- face to face
Social glue mechanism - cohesion:
- name 6 things that make enhance cohesion!
Does social cohesion matter? Study by Van Vugt (2001) -> community with water storage
Explain!
What is task cohesion?
What is emotional cohesion?
What is perceived cohesion?
Which team is more cohesive?
Initiation - how do you turn a large group of indiv. into a cohesive group?
Dictator game - what if you prime people with religion related words?
Is evoked generosity unique to religious primes?
Does religion foster cohesion? - individual selection
Does religion foster cohesion? - religion as by-product
Does religion foster cohesion? - mismatch
Does religion foster cohesion? - maladaptive trait
Does religion foster cohesion? - (cultural) group selection
What is a collective?
Collective Dynamics - Contagion theories
- connectors
- mavens (experts)
- salespeople
Collective Dynamics - Deindividuation theory
- reduced responsibility (diffusion of responsibility)
- membership in large gouts
- heightened state of physiological arousal
Collective Dynamics - Social identity theory
- collectives sustain rater than undermine individuals' identities
- ingroup/outgroup processes increase self-categorization
- injustice, efficacy, social identity (Van Zomeren et al, 2008)
Collective Dynamics - Emergent norm theories (Turner and Killian)
Main findings of Norenzayan & Sharif, 2008 (article)
· Religions association with prosociality is most evident when people must maintain a favourable social reputation.
· The religious situation is more important than the religious disposition in predicting prosocial behaviour.
· Experimentally induced reminders of secular moral authority has as much effect on generous behaviour in economic games as reminders of God.
· There are many large, cooperative and nonreligious groups that retain intragroup trust and cooperation.
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