Social Identification in Groups

Includes papers that reflect a range of theoretical approaches to social identity and contributions by scholars that work in the general area of group processes. This work examines how group identities can have beneficial and detrimental effects on workplace commitment.

List of contents

List of Contributors. Preface. (S.R. Thye, E.J. Lawler). Identity in Work Groups: The Beneficial and Detrimental Consequences of Multiple Identities and Group Norms for Collaboration and Group Performance. (N. Ellemers, F. Rink). New Directions in Identity Control Theory. (J.E. Stets, P.J. Burke). Identity Maintenance, Affect Control, and Cognitive Performance. (M.J. Lovaglia, R. Youngreen, D.T. Robinson). Making Good on a Promise: The Impact of Larger Social Structures on Commitments. (S. Stryker, R.T. Serpe, M.O. Hunt). The Effects of Status and Group Membership Modeled in a Graph-Theoretic Setting. (C. Barnum). Politicized Collective Identity: Collective Identity and Political Protest. (B. Klandermans). Recognition of Gender Identity and Task Performance. (A.K. Wisecup, M. Mcpherson, L. Smith-Lovin). Uncertainty, Social Identity and Ideology. (M.A. Hogg). Social Identities and Social Context: Social Attitudes and Personal Well-Being. (J.F. Dovidio et al.).

Summary

Includes papers that reflect a range of theoretical approaches to social identity and contributions by scholars that work in the general area of group processes. This work examines how group identities can have beneficial and detrimental effects on workplace commitment.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lawler (Editor), Edward J. Lawler (Editor), Thye (Editor), Shane R. Thye (Editor)
• Publisher: Jai Press Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.07.2005
• EAN: 9780762312238
• ISBN: 978-0-7623-1223-8
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 581 g
• Series: Advances in Group Processes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories