Beyond dependence: An identity approach to social power and domination

Human Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-139

  Simon, Bernd ^a,b,c   Oakes, Penelope ^a,d  

^a Department of Social Psychology and Evaluation Research ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c European Research Network on 'Identity and Socio Political Participation'   (Germany)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dependence; Identity; Power; Resistance; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645695716     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726706062760     Document Type: Review

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