Self and Social Identity by Marilynn B. Brewer, Miles Hewstone - 9781405110693

Self and Social IdentityAuthor(s): Marilynn B. Brewer, Miles Hewstone\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781405110693, 978-1405110693\nSynopsis\nThe study of the interplay between the individual self and collective selves is an arena of rich theory and research in social psychology. Self and Social Identity is a collection of readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology that examine how group memberships shape the content of the individuals self concept and how the sense of self is expanded as a consequence of identification with other individuals and the group as a whole.\nCollects readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology and includes introductions by two world-renowned researchers. Provides a sampling of exciting research and theory that is both comprehensive and current and cross-cuts the levels of analysis from intrapersonal to intergroup.