Social identity : international perspectives

Author(s)

• Worchel, Stephen

Bibliographic Information

Social identity : international perspectives

edited by Stephen Worchel ... [et al.]

SAGE, 1998

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical reference (p. [230]-254) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Social identity and social categorization theories have offered some of the most exciting developments in social psychology - informing work on everything from intergroup relations to personal identity. This comprehensive book surveys the latest empirical and theoretical findings, alongside original contributions, to provide an invaluable overview of this important field. The internationally-renowned contributors explore a broad range of psychosocial phenomena including intergroup discrimination, influence, group polarization, collective behaviour, impact of minorities, prejudice, stereotypes and leadership.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: REPRESENTATIONS OF SELF AND GROUP Regarding the Relationship between Social Identity and Personal Identity - Jean-Claude Deschamps and Thierry Devos Social Representations in Personal Identity - Willem Doise The Personal-Social Interplay - Carmencita Serino Social-Cognitive Prospects on Identity and Self-Others Comparison Self-We-Others Schemata and Social Identifications - Maria Jarymowicz PART TWO: ESTABLISHING GROUP IDENTITY A Developmental View of the Search for Group Identity - Stephen Worchel The Role of Prototypicality in Group Influence and Cohesion - Penelope Oakes, S Alexander Haslam and John C Turner Contextual Variation in the Graded Structure of Social Categories Group Beliefs as an Expression of Social Identity - Daniel Bar-Tal Social Identity and National Identity - Jos[ac]e Miguel Salazar PART THREE: IDENTITY AND GROUP/INTERGROUP PROCESS Social Identity and Intragroup Differentiation as Subjective Social Control - Jos[ac]e M Marques, Dar[ac]io P[ac]aez and Dominic Abrams Categorization and Social Influence - Juan Antonio P[ac]erez and Gabriel Mugny Social Identity and Interpersonal Relationships - Miguel Moya Social Identity and Aspects of Social Creativity - Steve Hinkle et al Shifting to New Dimensions of Intergroup Comparison Mere Categorization and Competition - Stephen M Drigotas, Chester Insko and John Schopler A Closer Look at Social Identity Theory and the Discontinuity Effect PART FOUR: THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON IDENTITY AND CATEGORIZATION Discrimination and Beliefs on Discrimination in Individualists and Collectivists - J Francisco Morales, Mercedes L[ac]opez-S[ac]aez and Laura Vega Constructing Social Identity - Dar[ac]io P[ac]aez et al The Role of Status, Collective Values, Collective Self-Esteem, Perception and Social Behaviour

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Details

• NCID: BA35878616
• ISBN:
  • 0761955232
  • 0761955240
• LCCN: 97062469
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 263 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 302.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Group identity