1st Edition
Social Identifications A Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations and Group Processes
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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The authors of Social Identifications set out to make accessible to students of social psychology the social identity approach developed by Henri Tajfel, John Turner, and their colleagues in Bristol during the 1970s and 1980s. Michael Hogg and Dominic Abrams give a comprehensive and readable account of social identity theory as well as setting it in the context of other approaches and... Read more
Foreward. Preface. 1. Introduction 2. The social identity approach: context and content 3. Intergroup behaviour 4. From stereotyping to ideology 5. Intragroup behaviour: Processes within the groups 6. Social presence and social performance 7. Collective behaviour 8. Conformity and social influence 9. Language, speech, and communication 10. Conclusions References. Author index. Subject index.
Biography
Michael A. Hogg
`It gives a good overview of the social identity approach, and shows how and where it might be uselful in explaining (inter)group phenomena. I recommend it to critical readers interested in (inter)group behaviour.' - Social Behaviours
It is an important book because it fills a gap in summarizing and clarifying social identity theory and by and by emphasiszing its enormous explanatory potential. I would recommend it as a very readable, high level introduction to social identity theory' - British Journal of Social Psychology
