Valuing Social Identity: Consequences for Motivation and Performance in Low-Status Groups

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 602-617

  van Laar, Colette ^a   Derks, Belle ^a   Ellemers, Naomi ^a   Bleeker, Dennis ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 77956270224     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01665.x     Document Type: Article

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