Social identity : context, commitment, content / edited by Naomi Ellemers, Russell Spears, and Bertjan Doosje.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ellemers, Naomi.

Spears, Russell.

Doosje, Bertjan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity.

Social groups.

Intergroup relations.

Social perception.

Context effects (Psychology).

Physical Description:

ix, 273 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1999.

Summary:

This introduction to social identity covers both theoretical and empirical work. Social identity has been at the heart of European experimental social psychology for the past 25 years, and has been of growing interest in North America during the past decade where research in the field has expanded significantly. There is however, no other cohesive overview of this important topic.

The volume introduces the original theoretical underpinnings of social identity (as developed by Tajfel and Turner in the mid 1970s). It provides overviews of the significant advances in both theory and empirical work thus providing a definitive introduction to this fascinating area of study.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [230]-265) and index.

ISBN:

0631206906

0631206914

OCLC:

40602647