1989•Contemporary Sociology A Journal of ReviewsRequires access

Rediscovering the Social Group: A Self-Categorization Theory.

David Willer, John Turner, Michael A. Hogg, Penélope J. Oakes, Stephen Reicher, Margaret S. Wetherell

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1. Introducing the Problem: Individual and Group 2. Rediscovering the Social Group 3. A Self-Categorization Theory 4. The Analysis of Social Influence 5. Social Identity 6. The Salience of Social Categories 7. Social Identity and Group Polarization 8. Crowd Behaviour as Social Action 9. Conclusion.

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Key concepts: Categorization, Group (periodic table), Psychology, Social psychology, Sociology, Epistemology, Philosophy, Chemistry