The solace of radicalism: Self-uncertainty and group identification in the face of threat

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1061-1066

  Hogg, M A ^a   Meehan, Christie ^b   Farquharson, Jayne ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Entitativity; Group processes; Radicalism; Social identity; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956618233     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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