Social Identity: Context, Commitment, Content

by Ellemers, Naomi; Spears, Russell; Doosje, Bertjan

• ISBN13: 9780631206910
• ISBN10: 0631206914
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-22
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Social identity has been at the heart of European experimental social psychology for the past 25 years, and has been of growing interest in North America during the past decade where research in the field has expanded significantly. This text fills the need for an overview of recent developments in social identity theory, covering both theoretical and empirical work. It brings together material that would otherwise be hard for students to locate in one volume.This collection introduces a whole program of research, situating it within a larger theoretical framework. The editors have drawn together different strands of the program, revealing their common theoretical roots and highlighting recurring themes. The chapters cover a broad range of different topics and theoretical issues, including perceptions of self and others, communication and social influence, and the behavioral consequences of these social identity processes.The volume begins by introducing students to the original theoretical underpinnings of social identity (as developed by Tajfel and Turner in the mid 1970s). Subsequent chapters look at significant advances in both theory and empirical work since this time. The presentation of ongoing research against the background of established work enables the reader to gain insight into empirical directions and theoretical developments for the future.

Author Biography

Naomi Ellemers has a PhD from the University of Groningen and is currently a Full Professor in social and organizational psychology at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Her research focuses on group processes and intergroup relations, and their effects on social behaviour in organizations. Dr. Ellemers has published extensively on this topic, for which she received several substantial research grants.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Acknowledgements	viii
Introduction	1	(5)
Naomi Ellemers
Russell Spears
Bertjan Doosje
Some Current Issues in Research on Social Identity and Self-categorization Theories	6	(29)
John C. Turner
The Context and Content of Social Identity Threat	35	(24)
Nyla R. Branscombe
Naomi Ellemers
Russell Spears
Bertjan Doosje
Commitment and the Context of Social Perception	59	(25)
Russell Spears
Bertjan Doosje
Naomi Ellemers
Commitment and Intergroup Behaviour	84	(23)
Bertjan Doosje
Naomi Ellemers
Russell Spears
Group Distinctiveness and Intergroup Discrimination	107	(20)
Jolanda Jetten
Russell Spears
Antony S. R. Manstead
Commitment and Strategic Responses to Social Context	127	(20)
Naomi Ellemers
Manuela Barreto
Russell Spears
Categorization, Content and the Context of Communicative Behaviour	147	(17)
Daniel Wigboldus
Russell Spears
Gun Semin
Social Identity, Normative Content, and `Deindividuation' in Computer-mediated Groups	164	(20)
Tom Postmes
Russell Spears
Martin Lea
Group Commitment and Individual Effort in Experimental and Organizational Contexts	184	(21)
Jaap W. Ouwerkerk
Naomi Ellemers
Dick de Gilder
Social Identity and the Context of Relative Deprivation	205	(25)
Heather J. Smith
Russell Spears
Intse J. Hamstra
References	230	(36)
Index	266