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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Self-categorization"”.
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Gossip and the Group: A Self-Categorization Perspective
… from the perspective of social identity and self categorization theories. However, many of the functions of gossip have significant implications for group processes, including bonding, norm transmission and reinforcement, marginalization of deviants, and social influence. Particularly for …
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The Delinquent Peer Group: Social Identity and Self-categorization Perspectives
This thesis investigates the nature and the development of a delinquent social identity. Three issues are addressed. These concern the negative identity that results from social comparison processes in school, the role of the peer group in delinquency and the variable nature of the delinquent …
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The Delinquent Peer Group: Social Identity and Self-categorization Perspectives
This thesis investigates the nature and the development of a delinquent social identity. Three issues are addressed. These concern the negative identity that results from social comparison processes in school, the role of the peer group in delinquency and the variable nature of the delinquent …
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The Darkside of Stereotypes: The Effects of Crime in the Media on Racial Identity and Emotions
… These effects were studied through the lens of self-categorization theory and inter-group emotions theory. SCT posits that a person*s biases are a result of how relevant their social identity is to their self-concept. IET posits that the emotions a person feels are derived from the social group …
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R00ting the Ingroup: Anonymous and Social Identities in the Digital Sector
… to determine if Social Identity Theory and Self-Categorization Theory are transferable to the digital sector. The case study utilizes semi-structured interviews to determine how members of the collective experience their shared identity and how the collective communicates that identity to …
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Are You My Role Model? How Role Model Similarity Affects Motivation
… and role model demographic similarity. Based on Self-Categorization theory, I expected similarity to be more motivating. By manipulating regulatory goal focus (promotion or prevention), role model type (positive or negative), and demographic similarity between participants and role models, I …
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Factoring in gamer identity : the application of social identity theory and flow to understanding video game violence effects
… This project utilizes social identity theory, self-categorization theory, and flow theory to examine differences in aggression and processing of video games between three gamer types: non-gamer, casual gamer, and core gamer. A careful review of previous literature was conducted to explore …
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Sisterhood and Socioeconomic Status: A Qualitative Narrative Inquiry Study of Low-Income Women in National Panhellenic Conference Sororities
… their chapters. Guided by Social Identity, Self-Categorization, and Schlossberg’s Transition Theories, the study addressed the central question: How do low SES members of NPC sororities reflect on their interactions, connections, and relationships within their chapters? Through a qualitative …
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Followers Who Lead: Modeling Leader Emergence Through Self-Monitoring and Social Identity Theories
… between the personality traits of dominance and self-monitoring and the resulting leader emergence. Research in the social psychology field has examined the emergent leader process from a different perspective, developing the leadership model of group leader prototypicality (Hogg, 2001c) from …
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The Role of Identity in Understanding Prejudice Within the LGBTQ+ Community
… that there would be a significant main effect of self-categorization level (superordinate vs. subgroup) on identity centrality was not supported. Our hypothesis that the difference between strength of subgroup and superordinate group identity centrality would be related to expressed binegativity …
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The Influence of Afrocentric Phenotype On Promotion Decisions For African American Males
… evaluations. This dissertation utilizes self-categorization theory (SCT: Turner, 1985, 1987) and Heilman's (1983, 1995, 2001) lack of fit model to examine the consequences of Afrocentric phenotype bias within the employment context. Finally, the availability of cognitive resources is …
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The Impact of Overseas Study Experiences on Chinese Students’ Attitudes Toward the United States
… will use value theory, belief system theory, and self-categorization theory to explain the unstable character of these attitudes, and the important roles of values and identity that determine attitudes’ change. After making three key hypotheses based on these theories, this paper conducts a survey …
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Cults: A Psychological Perspective
… method starting with social-identity followed by self-categorization and ending with deindividualization. Cult members then make decisions using a funnel-type of model starting with the charismatic leader, followed by propaganda, and then bounded rationality. Finally, forms of social influence …
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Social Identity Theory and Rebranding: The brand formerly known as Dunkin' Donuts
… although participants were resistant to self-categorization with Dunkin'. The findings also demonstrated that social identification decreased slightly through the visual rebranding, but did not create any reported impact on purchasing habits. It was also reported that the level of social …
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Hostile Media Perception in the Age of Social Media: The Role of Social Identity
… The findings of this study offer support for the self-categorization explanation of the HMP, while contributing methodologically to the study of the HMP in the context of mobile social media. Results are discussed in light of literature on social identity and biased perception of online news.
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“You Only Have I Known”: Social Identity and the Book of Amos
… applications of the Social Identity Theory and Self Categorization Theory in biblical studies are surveyed. Chapter 3 examines conflict and social identity in Amos. Through a study of the Oracles against the Nations and the confrontation with Amaziah the priest, various social group dynamics are …
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Student identity in college general education art courses
… if any. Using Social Identity Theory (SIT) and Self-Categorization Theory (SCT), as well as the theory of Einfühlung as foundational theories for this research, this study first examines the history of the GE program in higher education in the United States and the importance of art courses …
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Assessing pain management strategies with the TFA model
… optimistic or pessimistic. However, based on a self-categorization, almost all the pessimists were not successful, while self-proclaimed optimists were equally likely to be successful as not. There was no apparent relationship between chronic pain patient's behavior profiles and type of …
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Effects of Social Category and Value Dissimilarity in Teams: The Role of Relational and Collective Identification
… draws from social identity theory and self-categorization theory to examine the relationship between team members' social category dissimilarity in their team in terms of nation and race/ethnic origin and their satisfaction and learning in a team. It is argued that these relations are …
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Minorities' Perceptions of Minority-White Biracials: The Role of Identification for Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Responses
… emotions and behaviors. Finally, consistent with self-categorization theory (Turner et al., 1987), minorities' identification with minority-White biracials predicted their group-based stereotypes, emotions and behaviors. These results make an important contribution to the limited work on …
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