Who are we? Producing group identity through everyday practices of conflict and discourse

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-161

  Jones, Jennifer A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b 410 Barrows Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Collective identity formation; Discourse; Micropractices; Multiracial identity; Social conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959392164     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2011.54.2.139     Document Type: Article

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