Social identity theory and the crisis of confidence in social psychology: A commentary, and some research on uncertainty reduction

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-93

  Hogg, Michael A ^a   Grieve, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0033442687     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-839X.00027     Document Type: Review

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