Role conflict and identity salience: College athletics and the academic role

1987 The Social Science Journal 147 citations

Abstract

AbstractAbstractIdentity theorists have proposed several variables as influencing the salience of an individual's role. Based upon four years of participant observation with a major college basketball team, we examine the changing salience of athletes' athletic, social, and especially academic roles. Their experiences with role conflict and socialization affirm previously proposed variables and suggest additional ones.

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Salience (neuroscience)Social psychologyPsychologyIdentity (music)Cognitive psychology

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Year
1987
Type
article
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
443-455
Citations
147
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Peter Adler (1987). Role conflict and identity salience: College athletics and the academic role. The Social Science Journal , 24 (4) , 443-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/0362-3319(87)90059-0

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