Studying identity in social psychology: Some thoughts on the definition of identity and its relation to action

Journal of Language and Politics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-241

  Chryssochoou, Xénia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Identity; Recognition; Self knowledge; Social influence; Social psychology; Socialisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544284413     PISSN: 15692159     EISSN: 15699862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jlp.2.2.03chr     Document Type: Article

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