LEADER 04869nam 22007575 450 001 9910835059103321 005 20260210153234.0 010 $a9783031469831 010 $a3031469836 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-46983-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31149794 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31149794 035 $a(OCoLC)1425790817 035 $a(CKB)30327377100041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-46983-1 035 $a(EXLCZ)9930327377100041 100 $a20240212d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRethinking Identity Fusion $eA Critical Examination /$fby Metodi Siromahov, Annie Hata 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (130 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Siromahov, Metodi Rethinking Identity Fusion Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2024 9783031469824 327 $aChapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: What is Identity Fusion? -- Chapter 3: Fusion Theory?s Hard Cognitivism -- Chapter 4: Methodological Shortcomings -- Chapter 5: The Discursive Alternative to Cognitivism -- Chapter 6. Conclusion. 330 $a" Rethinking Identity Fusion is a genuinely thoughtful book. The authors present an excellent critical analysis of Identity Fusion Theory. The book, however, does much more than expose the weaknesses of a specific approach in contemporary social psychology; it points the way to a more realistic and deeper understanding of the place of social identity in social life." ?Michael Billig, Emeritus Professor of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK Rethinking Identity Fusion presents a critique of Identity Fusion Theory, an identity-based social psychological approach to understanding pro-group extremism. It scrutinises the theory?s main theoretical claims and research methods, exposing serious inconsistencies and gaps in how the theory handles the concept of identity and in its research programme. The book demonstrates the flattening of the theory?s main concept, ?identity fusion?, and the general state of confusion in the recent literature as to the theory?s claims and predictions. The book offers a reinterpretation of Identity Fusion Theory through a discursive perspective, critiquing its cognitivist assumptions about the nature of human relationships and identity. In this way, its scope extends to wider critiques of experimental and quantitative methods in contemporary social psychology. It argues that such theoretical and methodological shortcomings, rather than hindering a flawed approach, can accelerate its adoption in social psychology by creating an image of theoretical unity and consistency on top of a field characterised by confusion and contradiction. Metodi Siromahov is a social psychologist and a Lecturer at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London, UK. His academic interests are in the areas of ideology, group identity, and nationalism. Annie Hata holds aBSc in Psychology from UCL and is currently undertaking an MSc in Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice at the Anna Freud Center in collaboration with UCL, UK. Her interests lie in community psychology and the intersections between social and clinical psychology in the context of race and identity. She was responsible for conducting the literature review on Identity Fusion Theory in her role as Research Assistant. 606 $aSocial psychology 606 $aPsychology$xMethodology 606 $aPolitical psychology 606 $aTerrorism 606 $aPolitical violence 606 $aSocial Psychology 606 $aPsychological Methods 606 $aPolitical Psychology 606 $aTerrorism and Political Violence 606 $aIdentitat col·lectiva$2thub 606 $aSocialització$2thub 606 $aRelacions humanes$2thub 606 $aPsicologia cognitiva$2thub 608 $aLlibres electrònics$2thub 615 0$aSocial psychology. 615 0$aPsychology$xMethodology. 615 0$aPolitical psychology. 615 0$aTerrorism. 615 0$aPolitical violence. 615 14$aSocial Psychology. 615 24$aPsychological Methods. 615 24$aPolitical Psychology. 615 24$aTerrorism and Political Violence. 615 7$aIdentitat col·lectiva 615 7$aSocialització 615 7$aRelacions humanes 615 7$aPsicologia cognitiva 676 $a305 700 $aSiromahov$b Metodi$01728901 701 $aHata$b Annie$01728902 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910835059103321 996 $aRethinking Identity Fusion$94138356 997 $aUNINA