0023 - Group Processes Preconference

Session Submission Type: Preconference

Description

The annual Group Processes Mini-Conference focuses around new social psychological advances in Group Processes. Each year the goal of this mini one-day conference is to allow Group Processes researchers and those interested in Group Processes to come together and share new theoretical and methodological developments in the field. In general, the conference aims to encourage and support dialogue within and between the different strains of group-focused social psychology research. It does this by holding a whole-day mini-conference. In the conference, researchers present projects in 3 different thematic panels, but the conference also hosts graduate student round tables, where graduate students get the chance to meet and receive feedback directly from experts regarding their projects.
This year, in conjunction with the 2018 American Sociological Association’s theme to “Explore Racialized Emotions”, in order to commemorate the one year anniversary of the tragic events in Charlottesville, we will encourage submissions that apply Group Processes research to solve real world problems dealing with racial, gender, class, and sexual inequalities. Group processes theory and research on emotions, justice, power, status, identity, trust, and group cohesion are all well-positioned to bring a lot to the table when considering the causes and solutions to micro-interactional dynamics of inequality. While group processes has particularly strong theoretical research programs, we would also like to highlight the expanding application of group processes research in creating solutions to real-world problems.

 In requesting space on August 10 (the day before ASA begins), in our 1 day mini-conference, we hope not only to continue to foster new ideas and cement collegial relationships between members of the group processes subfield, but to also expand the reach and interactions of group processes research with other researchers who may be less acquainted with the fascinating and exciting developments in group-focused social psychology.

Sub Unit

• Preconferences

Session Organizers

• Lynn Gencianeo Chin, Washington and Lee University

• Long Doan, University of Maryland

• Paul T. Munroe, Towson University