Exploring psychological mechanisms of collective action: Does relevance of group identity influence how people cope with collective disadvantage?

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-372

  Van Zomeren, Martijn ^a   Spears, Russell ^b,c   Leach, Colin Wayne ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 46349085009     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466607X231091     Document Type: Article

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