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2019 International Convention of Psychological Science

Rapid Social Change and Its Resistance: The Search for Underlying Dynamics

Saturday, March 9, 2019 · Paris, France

Social Psychology

This symposium focuses on understanding the rapid and often unanticipated changes in societal norms, attitudes, and values that are increasingly manifest in today’s world. The participants, representing diverse theoretical orientations and expertise, will discuss underlying processes that go beyond the idiosyncratic features of each instance of rapid social change.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Robin VallacherChair
    Florida Atlantic University
  • Stephen ReadCoChair
    University of Southern California

Presentations

  1. Rapid Social Change: Nonlinear Dynamics of Societal TransitionsAndrzej Nowak, Robin Vallacher
  2. “We Fight for a Better Future for Our Country”: Understanding the Ukrainian Euromaidan Movement As the Emergence of a Social Competition StrategyMaria Chayinska, Anca Minescu, Craig McGarty
  3. The Polarizing Effects of Group Discussion in a Negative Normative Context: Integrating Societal-, Group-, and Individual-Level FactorsNamkje Koudenburg
  4. The Impact of Indirect Minority Influence on the Magnitude, Speed and Frequency of Social ChangeJiin Jung, William Crano, Aaron Bramson, Scott Page, John Miller