The Psychology of the Social Self

The Psychology of the Social Self
ISBN-10
1317778286
ISBN-13
9781317778288
Category
Psychology
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2014-04-04
Publisher
Psychology Press
Authors
Roderick M. Kramer, Tom R. Tyler, Oliver P. John

Description

Leading theoreticians and researchers present current thinking about the role played by group memberships in people's sense of who they are and what they are worth. The chapters build on the assumption, developed out of social identity theory, that people create a social self that both defines them and shapes their attitudes and behaviors. The authors address new developments in the theoretical frameworks through which we understand the social self, recent research on the nature of the social self, and recent findings about the influence of social context upon the development and maintenance of the social self.

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