Social Identifications: A Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations and Group Processes
Contemporary Sociology, 1990
Fitst publisbod 1998 by Rourledge 11 New Ferter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simulraneously published in... more Fitst publisbod 1998 by Rourledge 11 New Ferter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simulraneously published in the USA and Canada by Rourledge 29 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10001 Reptinred 1990, 1992. 1995, 1996, 1999 Rourledge is an ...
Social Identity Theory: Constructive and Critical Advances
Contemporary Sociology, Nov 1, 1991
... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Book; Edited Book]. Social... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Book; Edited Book]. Social identity theory: Constructive and critical advances. Abrams, Dominic (Ed); Hogg, Michael A. (Ed). New York, NY, US: Springer-Verlag Publishing. (1990). viii, 297 pp. Abstract. ...
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Jun 25, 2017
In 1996 when we planned to launch Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, social psychology had r... more In 1996 when we planned to launch Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, social psychology had reached a complex juncture. European traditions in social psychology, notably the social identity perspective and the social representations perspective, had been augmented by an emerging discourse-analytic approach to the key questions of conflicts between groups, the nature of social influence, and the psychological processes involved in social change. Meanwhile, North American perspectives on groups had moved from a focus on realistic conflict and psychodynamic/motivational accounts towards, on the one hand, a social-cognitive account of individual decision making, stereotyping, and prejudice, and on the other, a more formal modelling approach to capturing group decisions and processes.
Mendeley reference manager logo Sign up for free Sign in E-mail address Password (forgot?) Rememb... more Mendeley reference manager logo Sign up for free Sign in E-mail address Password (forgot?) Remember me. or sign in with Facebook. ... Social identity and intergroup relations. by H Tajfel. ...
for their assistance and guidance with the item development and pilot research for this survey. T... more for their assistance and guidance with the item development and pilot research for this survey. This included detailed and lengthy discussions about the conceptual framework, as well as the practical structure, form and wording of the items, and a trial with over 400 participants which enabled us to reduce and select some measures. We were also able to test an electronic version of the extended survey and are grateful to the technical staff (Gary Samson and William Sonnen) for their work in preparing the on-line version. The fieldwork was conducted by TNS. We are grateful to Joanne Kilpin and Anita Emery for management of the data collection and preparation of the dataset and for working closely with us in the pilot and preparatory stages of the survey and in the organisation of the data file.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Apr 23, 2018
. Are you talking to the future me? The moderator role of future selfrelevance on the effects of ... more . Are you talking to the future me? The moderator role of future selfrelevance on the effects of aging salience in retirement savings. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 48 (7), 360-368, which has been published in final form at
COVID-19 is the most challenging global public health crisis we have faced for many decades. Howe... more COVID-19 is the most challenging global public health crisis we have faced for many decades. However, it is more than a health crisis. The impacts go well beyond the medical sphere and are changing lives, livelihoods, communities and economies within and across nation-states. The British Academy launched its Shape the Future initiative in May 2020 to bring insights from the social sciences, humanities and the arts together to understand how we can shape a positive future for people, the economy and the environment post-pandemic. These disciplines have a critical role to play in the handling of and recovery from the pandemic. This paper summarises the discussions held during twenty policy and research workshops which considered topics under three broad themes relevant to the post-pandemic future: revitalising societal well-being, recreating an inclusive economy around purpose, and revisiting the histories and cultures of science, policy and politics.
The version in the Kent Academic Repository may differ from the final published version. Users ar... more The version in the Kent Academic Repository may differ from the final published version. Users are advised to check for the status of the paper. Users should always cite the published version of record.
Negative images of old age can harm older individuals' cognitive and physical functioning and hea... more Negative images of old age can harm older individuals' cognitive and physical functioning and health. Yet, older people may be confronted with age stereotypes that are inconsistent with their own personal beliefs. We examine the implications for older people's well-being of three distinct elements of age stereotypes: their personal beliefs about their age group, their perception about how others generally perceive older people (i.e., their meta-stereotypes), and the societal age stereotypes that are empirically widely shared in society. Using measures from the Stereotype Content Model and survey data of older people from the UK (Study 1, N = 171), we found only partial overlap between older people´s personal beliefs and their metastereotypes. Personal beliefs were unrelated to well-being, but positive meta-stereotypes of older people's competence were linked to higher well-being. These findings were largely replicated with a sample of baby boomers from Switzerland (Study 2, N = 400) controlling for socio-demographics. Study 3 used representative survey data (N = 10,803) across 29 European countries, to test and confirm that the link between positive competence meta-stereotypes and well-being can be generalized to different cultures, and that positive warmth meta-stereotypes were an additional predictor. At the country level, societal age stereotypes about competence were positively related to well-being of older people, but only in countries that provide greater opportunities for competence attainment.
It is often taken for granted that social cohesion and volunteering are inextricably related. Pre... more It is often taken for granted that social cohesion and volunteering are inextricably related. Previous research suggests both that social cohesion creates a conducive environment for volunteering to emerge and that volunteering itself facilitates feelings of social cohesion. Despite this, much of the existing evidence on this relationship is limited to crosssectional research that precludes any assessment of potential causality. In this paper we present a secondary analysis of two large scale and longitudinal social surveys in the UK: the Understanding Society Household Longitudinal Study and the Beyond Us and Them project. Using data from these surveys we estimate a cross-lagged longitudinal model to assess the causal relationships between social cohesion and volunteering over time. Across both data sources, involving different time intervals, we find significant cross-lagged bidirectional relationships between social cohesion and volunteering. These findings provide much needed empirical support for the proposition that social cohesion and volunteering are causally related over periods of both months and years. Implications for theory and policy are discussed.
The first EB survey was conducted between April and May 1992 with a sample of 12,800 people. The ... more The first EB survey was conducted between April and May 1992 with a sample of 12,800 people. The second survey was a special follow up survey of 400 people aged 60 and over in each member state, with the exception of 200 people in Luxembourg and 800 people in Germany. A total of 5,000 respondents took part. Sample size and methodology used is that of Euro-Barometer surveys as carried out by the Directorate General for Communication, Research and Political Analysis Unit. http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm A large sample of the English population aged 50 and over took part in the first wave which took place during 2002 and 2003. The second wave involved a total of 9,432 interviews. Of these, 8,780 (93 per cent) were respondents from the previous wave. At wave three a total of 9,771 interviews were completed, of which 7,535 (77.1 per cent) were from the original cohort. The 2002 report was based on the 57th EB survey conducted in spring 2002 in the 15 European member states.
Centre for the Study of Group Processes at the University of Kent. His research focuses on the ps... more Centre for the Study of Group Processes at the University of Kent. His research focuses on the psychological dynamics of social exclusion and inclusion within and between groups. He is codirector and founder of the European Research Group on Attitudes to Age, which designed the European Social Survey Round 4 module on experiences and expressions of ageism, (http://www.eurage.com). He is coeditor with Michael A. Hogg of the journal Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. He is a past president of SPSSI, and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and Vice President of the British Academy.
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