Two functions of verbal intergroup discrimination: Identity and instrumental motives as a result of group identification and threat

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 568-577

  Scheepers, Daan ^a,b   Spears, Russell ^a   Doosje, Bertjan ^a   Manstead, Antony S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functions; Identity approach; Instrumental approach; Intergroup discrimination; Motivations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038745738     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203029005002     Document Type: Review

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