When Self-Categorization Makes Sense: The Role of Meaningful Social Categorization in Minority and Majority Members' Self-Perception

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 310-320

  Simon, Bernd ^a   Hastedt, Claudia ^b   Aufderheide, Birgit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPERSONALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADULT; DEPERSONALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 0031201231     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.2.310     Document Type: Article

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