Social identity, self-categorization, and the communication of group norms

Communication Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-30

  Hogg, Michael A ^a   Reid, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33644794569     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2006.00003.x     Document Type: Review

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