When 'I' equals 'we': Exploring the relation between social and personal identity of extreme right-wing political party members

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 625-647

  Baray, Gamze ^a   Postmes, Tom ^b,d   Jetten, Jolanda ^c,d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; POLITICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72649100369     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466608X389582     Document Type: Article

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