Social, not individual, identification is the key to understanding group phenomena

Baumeister and colleagues argue for the indispensability of groups in human life. Yet, in positing individual differentiation as the key to effective group functioning, they adopt a Western-centric view of the relationship of the individual to the group and overlook an alternative social identity ac...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2016-01, Vol.39, p.e143-e143, Article e143
Main Author: Brown, Rupert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Group dynamics
Humans
Hypotheses
Individuation
Social Identification
Social identity
Social psychology
Theory
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Summary:Baumeister and colleagues argue for the indispensability of groups in human life. Yet, in positing individual differentiation as the key to effective group functioning, they adopt a Western-centric view of the relationship of the individual to the group and overlook an alternative social identity account in which depersonalisation, not individuation, is central to understanding many group phenomena.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X15001314