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| Social identity: Social identity in psychology is the part of an individual's self-concept derived from their perceived membership in social groups, such as nationality, religion, gender, or professional affiliation. It involves identifying with these groups. Social identity is central to understanding how individuals perceive themselves and others within a social context. See also Social groups, Social behavior, Behavior, Self, Self-consciousness, Self-knowledge._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Henri Tajfel on Social Identity - Dictionary of Arguments
Haslam I 170 Def Social Identity/Tajfel: Tajfel famously defined social identity as ‘that part of the self-concept corresponding to our group membership’ (Tajfel 1978(1): 63). To become an identity, however, clearly implies some identification. Tajfel’s definition of social identity therefore continues ‘together with the value and emotional significance attached to that group membership’ (1978: 63). A further element was a social comparison process: understanding the meaning of our group involves a comparison with other relevant groups of which we are not members (facilitated by the social categorization process). To see the ingroup as ‘us’ implies a contrast with „them“. >Group cohesion, >Groupthink, >Social groups, >Social behavior. 1. Tajfel, H. (1978) ‘Social categorization, social identity and social comparison’, in H. Tajfel (ed.), Differentiation Between Social Groups. London: Academic Press. pp. 61–76. Russell Spears and Sabine Otten,“Discrimination. Revisiting Tajfel’s minimal group studies“, in: Joanne R. Smith and S. Alexander Haslam (eds.) 2017. Social Psychology. Revisiting the Classic studies. London: Sage Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Tajfel, Henri Haslam I S. Alexander Haslam Joanne R. Smith Social Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies London 2017 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19