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Psychological reaction to perceived erasure of community boundaries
- Source :
- The Journal of Social Psychology. June, 1997, Vol. 137 Issue 3, p343, 13 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- The reaction of residents of a small district in the Northeast of England to the perceived compromising of existing community boundaries was examined in the light of Tajfel and Turner's (1986) social identity theory. Social identity theory was found to provide a useful framework for explaining specific psychological reactions of residents and spokespersons to the perception of ingroup status inferiority.<br />Oommen (1995) recently commented that the contestation and defense of boundaries is more than merely a dispute about geography: Forceful erasures of boundaries may lead to 'the degeneration and even [...]
Details
- ISSN :
- 00224545
- Volume :
- 137
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- The Journal of Social Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.19909492