Subjective Uncertainty and Intergroup Discrimination in the Minimal Group Situation

Volume: 25, Issue: 8, Pages: 926 - 940
Published: Aug 1, 1999
Abstract
Minimal group studies are sometimes interpreted as showing that social categorization per se inevitably produces discrimination. Self-categorization theory clarifies this point, suggesting that a process of self-categorization must occur to transform an external categorization into an internalized representation. Hogg and Abrams suggest that the underlying motive for self-categorization is the reduction of subjective uncertainty. Two minimal...
Paper Details
Title
Subjective Uncertainty and Intergroup Discrimination in the Minimal Group Situation
Published Date
Aug 1, 1999
Volume
25
Issue
8
Pages
926 - 940
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