Rediscovering the Social Group: A Self-Categorization Theory.

David Willer; John Turner; Michael A. Hogg; Penélope J. Oakes; Stephen Reicher; Margaret S. Wetherell

doi:10.2307/2073157

Abstract

1. Introducing the Problem: Individual and Group 2. Rediscovering the Social Group 3. A Self-Categorization Theory 4. The Analysis of Social Influence 5. Social Identity 6. The Salience of Social Categories 7. Social Identity and Group Polarization 8. Crowd Behaviour as Social Action 9. Conclusion.

Keywords

CategorizationGroup (periodic table)PsychologySocial psychologySociologyEpistemologyPhilosophy

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Macquarie University AU

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Year: 1989
Type: article
Volume: 18
Issue: 4
Pages: 645-645
Citations: 7211
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                                    David Willer, 
                                
                                    John Turner, 
                                
                                    Michael A. Hogg
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1989). 
                            Rediscovering the Social Group: A Self-Categorization Theory.. 
                            Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
                            , 18
                            (4)
                            , 645-645.
                            https://doi.org/10.2307/2073157
                        

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DOI: 10.2307/2073157