The interrelation of negative social identity and comparisons between individuals and groups: A field-study in East- and West-Germany;Zum zusammenhang von negativer sozialer identität und vergleichen zwischen personen und gruppen: Eine felduntersuchung in Ost- und Westdeutschland

Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 259-277

  Haeger, Gabi ^a   Mummendey, Amélie ^a   Mielke, Rosemarie ^a   Blanz, Mathias ^a   Kanning, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intergroup behaviour; Social comparisons; Social Identity Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030370890     PISSN: 00443514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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