Abrams, Ed and Hogg (1990) social identity theory is a major social psychological theory of intergroup relations and group processes. Formulated in the early 1970s by the late Henri Tajfel, its central tenet is that group behavior arises from a shared sense of social category membership, an insight which has led to exciting theoretical advances in social psychology.
This book gives a critical and constructive description of many of the most important developments by major contemporary social identity researchers in Europe, Australia and North America. The first section focuses on cognitive and motivational processes in group behavior; the second on the relationship between identification and regulation of motivational behavior within the group; and the third on relationships between groups with social structure. The book, which also provides and extensive integrated reference list, will be of interest to students, researchers and teachers of social psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)