Social identity and social cognition / edited by Dominic Abrams and Michael A. Hogg. - Oxford : Blackwell, 1999. - xvii, 411 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The authors write chapters on social psychology from a blend of two perspectives, those of social identity and social cognition, which were traditionally opposing approaches. Topics such as the following are addressed: current theoretical trends, social categorization, automatic stereotypes, implicit self-esteem, subjective uncertainty reduction, and the role of group membership.

0631206426 : CIP entry 0631206434 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Group identity.
Social perception.
Social groups.
Social psychology.

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