Social identities : motivational, emotional, cultural influences / edited by Rupert Brown and Dora Capozza.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Motivational, emotional, and cultural influences in social identity processes / Rupert Brown and Dora Capozza -- 2. Self-conceptual uncertainty and the lure of belonging / Michael A. Hogg -- 3. A comparison of motivational theories of identification / Dora Capozza, Rupert Brown, Sabina Aharpour and Rossella Falvo -- 4. Extending the self in space and time : social identification and existential concerns / Emanuele Castano, Vincent Y. Yzerbyt, Maria Paola Paladino and Andrea Carnaghi -- 5. Living on the edge : dynamics of intragroup and intergroup rejection experiences / Jolanda Jetten, Nyla R. Branscombe and Russell Spears -- 6. Protecting a threatened identity through sexual harassment : a social identity interpretation / Anne Maass and Mara R. Cadinu -- 7. Social identity motives in evolutionary perspective / Marilynn B. Brewer and Linnda R. Caporael -- 8. Social identity theory in cross-cultural perspective / Peter B. Smith and Karen M. Long -- 9. It's about time : intergroup emotions as time-dependent phenomena / Eliot R. Smith and Diane M. Mackie -- 10. Connecting social identity theory and cognitive appraisal theory of emotions / Patricia Garcia-Prieto and Klaus R. Scherer -- 11. Intergroup contact and the promotion of intergroup harmony : the influence of intergroup emotions / Stefania Paolini, Miles Hewstone, Alberto Voci, Jake Harwood and Ed Cairns -- 12. Emotional antecedents and consequences of common ingroup identity / Kelly M. Johnson, Samuel L. Gaertner, John F. Dovidio, Missy A. Houlette, Blake M. Riek and Eric W. Mania -- 13. Intergroup contact and levels of categorization : effects on intergroup emotions / Roberto Gonzalez and Rupert Brown.

"The concept of social identity occupies a central position in contemporary social psychology. Social Identities: Motivational, Emotional, Cultural Influences reports recent developments in the analysis of motivational and affective aspects of social identity processes. The book also examines the cross-cultural generality of Social Identity Theory explanations of intergroup competitiveness, which have strongly influenced international research in this area. People's social identities and self-evaluation are thought to be largely derived from group memberships; it is presumed that people are motivated to attain positivity in these identities by favoring the ingroup in intergroup comparisons. An increasing stream of research is being devoted to extending the applicability of social identity concepts to intergroup relations and related fields.The editors present here a collection of contributions from leading figures in social psychology which explore the state of the art in social identity theory.The most prominent motivational theories of identification are reported. Central themes concern:- motivations which lead individuals to join a group and identify with it- the role emotions have in favoring (or hindering) intergroup relations- the effect of emotions on intergroup behavior- how people react to social identity threatsAiming to shed new light on important social problems like prejudice, bigotry, and intense conflicts around the world, this unique volume will be indispensable to students and researchers of social psychology, sociology and cultural studies."--Publisher description.

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