Criticism of a group can be a catalyst for reform and positive change. Despite this, group-
directed criticisms can sometimes face high levels of defensiveness, and can do so even if …

Communication of criticism between groups is important to productive societal discourse, but
may serve to inflame conflict. The defensive rejection of intergroup, relative to intragroup …

На протяжении жизни каждый из нас становится членом разных социальных групп: от
половых и возрастных до политических и религиозных, от школьного класса и отдела в …

The trend of bring your own device (BYOD) has been rapidly adopted by organizations.
Despite the pros and cons of BYOD adoption, this trend is expected to inevitably keep …

Recent research has demonstrated self-verification strivings in groups, such that people
strive to verify collective identities, which are personal self-views (eg,“sensitive”) associated …

This volume addresses the role of communication in stereotype dynamics, while placing the
phenomenon of social stereotypes appropriately in the socio-cultural context. Stereotype …

Openness to criticism and dissenting opinions is enormously important to group decision-
making. Past research has found that people are more persuaded by criticism of their group …

This essay reviews research relating to criticism of groups. It is argued that, in order to
successfully critique (and change) a group culture, it is not enough to be right. Rather, critics …

In the previous chapter, I briefly discussed the historical and cultural background of this
study which investigates the experiences, attitudes and beliefs of pre-service teachers …

Five experiments examine the interactive power of descriptive and injunctive norms
regarding intergroup friendships on the effects of extended contact–knowing ingroup …