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Psychology Press
238 Pages
by
Psychology Press
238 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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People cope with threats to their identities in many different ways. Until the original publication of this title in 1986, there had been no theoretical framework within which to analyse their strategies for doing this, or to examine the nature and impact of the threatening experiences themselves. In this elegant and original book, Glynis Breakwell proposes an integrative model which explores the... Read more
Acknowledgements. 1. Varieties of Identity-Threatening Experiences 2. Identity and Social Structure 3. The Structure of Threats 4. Self-Protection at the Intra-Psychic Level 5. Interpersonal Coping Strategies 6. Intergroup Coping Strategies 7. Limits to Coping 8. Central Tenets of the Model of Identity, Threat and Coping. References. Name Index. Subject Index.
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Breakwell, Glynis M.
