1st Edition
The Power of Identity Claims How We Value and Defend the Self
By Dale T. Miller
Copyright 2021
132 Pages
by
Routledge
132 Pages
by
Routledge
132 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book draws on research in psychology and behavioral economics to show how striving to live up to our identity claims profoundly affects our daily lives. The author argues the claims we make about who we are and what we stand for powerfully influence us, and our social world.
Asking questions such as: Why do people resist the temptation to cheat when cheating would benefit them greatly... Read more
- The Power of Identity Claims
- Defending Identity Claims
- Avoiding Identity Tests
- Failing Identity Tests
- Neutralizing Identity Tests
- Passing Identity Tests
- Social Identity Tests
- Incentives and Identity Claims
- Changing the Identity Relevance of Behaviors
- Final Thoughts
Biography
Dale T. Miller is Professor of Organization Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a social psychologist who has published widely on topics such as social norms, social cognition, and social justice. He lives in Portola Valley, California.
