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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825517903321

Titolo

The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion / / edited by Dominic Abrams, Michael A. Hogg, Jose M. Marques

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Psychology Press, 2005

ISBN

1-135-43282-1

1-135-43283-X

1-280-10690-5

0-203-62180-8

0-203-49617-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbramsDominic <1958->

HoggMichael A. <1954->

MarquesJose M (Jose Mendes)

Disciplina

305

Soggetti

Marginality, Social

Social groups

Social psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

A social psychological framework for understanding social inclusion and exclusion / Dominic Abrams, Michael A. Hogg and Jose M. Marques -- Social exclusion increases aggression and self-defeating behavior while reducing intelligent thought and prosocial behavior / Jean M. Twenge and Roy F. Baumeister -- Reacting to ostracism / Kipling D. Williams and Cassandra L. Govan -- Stigma and social exclusion / Brenda Major and Collette P. Eccleston -- The role of exclusion in maintaining ingroup inclusion / Cynthia L. Pickett and Marilynn B. Brewer -- Exclusion of the self by close others and by groups / Tracy McGlaughlin-Volpe ... [et al.] -- Managing group composition / John M. Levine, Richard L. Moreland, and Leslie R. M. Hausmann -- When bad becomes good (and vice versa) / Dominic Abrams ... [et al.] -- Fringe dwellers / Michael A. Hogg and Kelly S. Fielding and John Darley -- Delinquency / Nicholas Emler and Stephen Reicher -- Social inclusion and exclusion / John F. Dovidio ... [et al.] -- Intergroup contact in a



divided society / Miles Hewstone ... [et al.] -- Cognitive representations and exclusion of immigrants / Diana R. Rice and Brian Mullen -- Attitudes toward immigrants and immigration / Victoria M. Esses ... [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the social psychological dynamics and phenomenology of social inclusion and exclusion. The editors take as their starting point the assumption that social life is conducted in a framework of relationships in which individuals seek inclusion and belongingness. Relationships necessarily include others, but equally they have boundaries that exclude. Frequently these boundaries are challenged or crossed. The book will draw together research on individual motivation, small group processes, stigmatization and intergroup relations, to provide a comprehensive social psychological ac