Identity construction and British Muslims' political activity: Beyond rational actor theory

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-356

  Hopkins, Nick ^a   Kahani Hopkins, Vered ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ISLAM; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 4944255192     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144666042037935     Document Type: Review

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