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Sticks and stones and breaking bones: Social psychology and school aggression

... at school aggression from the perspective of contemporary social psychology. Although, as a discipline, social psychology has studied ... findings above are in line with a framework called Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979), which says that group members are ... / more

Keeping the spark alive: The role of sexual communal motivation

... during sex and sexual satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ,   30, 270-292. ... M., Maitland, S. B., & Milhausen, R. R. (2010). Sexual identity and  sexual well-being in female heterosexual university students. ... / more

Patriot Acts: Why the USA’s recent decrease in national glorification might be a good sign

... tend to be more prejudiced and ethnocentric, believe more in social dominance, and are more concerned with military threat and cultural ... 2008; Spry & Hornsey, 2007). According to Social Identity Theory , this is because glorification is characterized by feelings ... / more

Who gives a Tweet? Fandom, social identity, and why people take to Twitter

... perceive us, and the extent to which we express our social identities in order to bolster our self-esteem . This blog will ... specifically, will propose that Twitter serves an important identity function for group members. While the common conception ... / more

Why gender neutral toy aisles might help children’s development stay on target

... them speed up their cognitive development. Gender Identity & Toy Selection: Why Labels Matter For those who may think ... & Liben, L.S. (2006). A developmental intergroup their of social stereotypes and prejudice , In R. V. Kail (Ed.), Advances in ... / more

What is c Factor, and Where Can I Get It?

... well-studied dysfunctions such as " groupthink " and " social loafing ." Woolley and colleagues (2010) empirically determined there ... Platow, M. J., & van Knippenberg, D. (2001). A social identity analysis of leadership endorsement: The effects of leader ingroup ... / more

Marginal and Happy – How can people be culturally detached and well adjusted?

... their need to differentiate themselves by belonging to social groups . However, belonging to several cultural groups at the same time ... to incorporate the distinctiveness of this group’s identity into their personal identity – and, as such, meet their need to ... / more

Elephants and Donkeys Are Killing The United States: Why We Need Political Diversity

While the opinions expressed in our own social networks may overwhelmingly predict our presidential candidate winning ... based in social psychology’s Intergroup Contact Theory have successfully decreased demonization of outgroup members and ... G., & Lelkes, Y. (2012). Affect, not ideology a social identity perspective on polarization. Public Opinion Quarterly, 76 (3), ... / more

Straight talk about gaydar: How do individuals guess others’ sexual orientation?

... have been studied in terms of discrimination and social avoidance. However, gaydar researchers have not yet investigated ... J. L., & Taylor, J. N. (2005). Role rigidity: a problem of identity misclassification? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, ... / more

Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?

... national and local levels. Bringing together research on social dilemmas from the laboratory and the field gives us hope that we ... Emphasise the groups we belong to Social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979) proposes that we don’t identify and ... / more