With contributions from leading scholars in the field, Rebels inGroups brings together the latest research which, contrary totraditional views, considers dissent, deviance, difference anddefiance to be a normal and healthy aspect of grouplife.* Brings together the latest research on the role of dissent,deviance, difference and defiance within groups* Presents a new approach which considers dissent, deviance,difference and defiance to be a normal and healthy aspect of grouplife* Examines a broad range of groups, such as political groups,task groups, and teams in organizations* Considers diverse fields of psychology, including social,organizational, and developmental psychology* Contributors are among the leading scholars in their areas ofpsychology

About the Editors.About the Contributors.1. The Many Faces of Rebels (Jolanda Jetten & Matthew J.Hornsey).Section I Dissent in Groups:2. Rogues and Heroes: Finding Value in Dissent (CharlanNemeth & Jack A. Goncalo).3. Learning from Conflict (Fabrizio Butera,Céline Darnon, & Gabriel Mugny).4. From a Current State to a Desired Future: How CompositionalChanges Affect Dissent and Motivation in Work Groups (Floor Rink& Naomi Ellemers).5. Minority Influence in Interacting Groups: The Impact ofNewcomers (John M. Levine & Hoon-Seok Choi).Section II Deviance in Groups:6. Questions about leopards and spots: Evaluating devianceagainst a backdrop of threats to collective success (Thomas A.Morton).7. Debating deviance: Responding to Those who Fall from Grace(Jolanda Jetten, Aarti Iyer, Paul Hutchison, & Matthew J.Hornsey).8. Children's Understanding of Deviance and GroupDynamics: The Development of Subjective Group Dynamics (DominicAbrams & Adam Rutland).9. Impostors Within Groups: The Psychology of Claiming tobe Something You Are Not (Matthew J. Hornsey & JolandaJetten).Section III Difference in Groups:10. Groups in Transition: Differences in the Context ofSocial Change (Radmila Prislin, Cory Davenport, & JohnMichalak).11. The Independence Paradox (Jessica Salvatore & DeborahPrentice).12. Explaining Differences in Opinion Expressions: DirectionMatters (Kimberly Rios Morrison & Dale T. Miller).13. Innovation Credit: When and Why do Group Members Give theirLeaders License to Deviate from Group Norms? (Georgina Randsleyde Moura, Dominic Abrams, José M. Marques, & PaulHutchison).Section IV Defiance in Groups:14. Reactions to Defiant Deviants: Deliverance or Defensiveness?(Benoît Monin & Kieran O'Connor).15. The Dissenter's Dilemma, and a Social IdentitySolution (Dominic J. Packer).16. Integrating Models of Whistle-blowing and Wrongdoing: AProposal for a New Research Agenda (Janet P. Near & MarciaP. Miceli).17. Beyond Conformity: Revisiting Classic Studies and Exploringthe Dynamics of Resistance (S. Alexander Haslam & Stephen D.Reicher).Index.