Understanding how common ingroup identity undermines collective action among disadvantaged-group members

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 26-35

  Ufkes, Elze G ^a   Calcagno, Justine ^b   Glasford, Demis E ^c   Dovidio, John F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Collective action; Common ingroup identity; Group efficacy inequality; Intergroup relations; Minorities

Indexed keywords

ANGER; BLACK PERSON; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 84949293140     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.11.006     Document Type: Article

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