Status, emotion, and the development of solidarity in stratified task groups

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Advances in Group Processes

ISSN: 0882-6145
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Title:	Status, emotion, and the development of solidarity in stratified task groups
Author(s):	Jeffrey A. Houser, Michael J. Lovaglia
Volume:	19 ISBN: 978-0-76230-898-9 eISBN: 978-1-84950-162-0
Citation:	Jeffrey A. Houser, Michael J. Lovaglia (2002), Status, emotion, and the development of solidarity in stratified task groups, in (ed.) 19 (Advances in Group Processes, Volume 19), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.109-137
DOI:	10.1016/S0882-6145(02)19005-9 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Full length article
Abstract:	Explaining the development of group solidarity in status-differentiated groups is an interesting theoretical problem because solidarity is usually considered to stem from positive affect in groups of status equals. Analysis of the evolution of human emotions allows the development of social theory focused on the functions of emotions. Human emotions evolved in tandem with the development of status hierarchies as a dominant form of social organization that function to coordinate the work of individuals in groups. Conflicting emotions generated by inequality and intragroup competition interact in status hierarchies to maintain group solidarity. An experimental test using a direct indicator of group solidarity is proposed.