Social Identities: Motivational, Emotional, Cultural Influences

ISBN-13: 9780415654234 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 304 str.

Rupert Brown; Dora Capozza

Opis

Leading figures in social psychology explore the social identity theory. This volume reports developments in the analysis of motivational and affective aspects of social identity processes. It examines the cross-cultural generality of Social Identity Theory explanations of intergroup competitiveness.

Spis treści

Introduction.  Motivational, Emotional and Cultural Influences in Social Identity Processes.  Part 1: Motivation, Identification and Intergroup Relations.  Self-Conceptual Uncertainty and the Lure of Belonging.  A Comparison of Motivational Theories of Identification.  Extending the Self in Space and Time: Social Identification and Existential Concerns.  Living on the Edge: Dynamics of Intragroup and Intergroup Rejection Experiences.  Protecting a Threatened Identity through Sexual Harassment: A Social Identity Interpretation.  Part 2: Cultural and Evolutionary Aspects of Ingroup Identification.  Social Identity Motives in Evolutionary Perspective.  Social Identity Theory in Cross-Cultural Perspective.  Part 3: Emotions in Intergroup Relations.  It’s About Time: Intergroup Emotions as Time-Dependent Phenomena.  Connecting Social Identity Theory and Cognitive Appraisal Theory of Emotions.  Intergroup Contact and the Promotion of Intergroup Harmony: The Influence of Intergroup Emotions.  Emotional Antecedents and Consequences of Common Ingroup Identity.  Intergroup Contact and Levels of Categorization: Effects on Intergroup Emotions.