Handbook of Social Identity Research
Will be published approx. on 20. November 2025
Book
Hardback
470 pages
978-1-0353-1658-8 (ISBN)
Description
A major development in psychology over the past 50 years is new knowledge about the psychological qualities humans have as social animals. People act and behave not only with respect to their individual temperament, needs, wants, and desires but are driven by collective interests-group forces that shape our world every day. In this Handbook leading experts from around the world harness advances in social psychology to illustrate what groups are, why they matter and how they function as part of our human psychology.
The stakes are high as a central provocation of the Handbook is that in the face of major social, environmental and health challenges survival is dependent on the group-level of human psychology. Chapters explore how group membership and social identities are strategically chosen, mobilised, and harnessed to drive individual and societal transformation.
The Handbook of Social Identity Research is an invaluable resource for those interested in the psychology of behaviour change. It will be of interest to scholars and students of social and behavioural sciences, including psychology, sociology and public policy. The practical and theoretical insights provide a comprehensive guide of what needs to change for "us" to change for the better.
The stakes are high as a central provocation of the Handbook is that in the face of major social, environmental and health challenges survival is dependent on the group-level of human psychology. Chapters explore how group membership and social identities are strategically chosen, mobilised, and harnessed to drive individual and societal transformation.
The Handbook of Social Identity Research is an invaluable resource for those interested in the psychology of behaviour change. It will be of interest to scholars and students of social and behavioural sciences, including psychology, sociology and public policy. The practical and theoretical insights provide a comprehensive guide of what needs to change for "us" to change for the better.
Reviews / Votes
'From belonging to polarization, this Handbook reveals how social identity shapes our lives-and how understanding it can help solve real-world problems.' -- Jay Van Bavel, New York University, USA 'Much has been written about social identity as an explanatory theoretical framework. This Handbook is indispensable for those interested in the research methods and empirical results used to examine such explanations. The chapters reveal how group-based identities impact on human behavior across a broad range of contexts.' -- Naomi Ellemers, Utrecht University, the NetherlandsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-1658-8 (9781035316588)
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Edited by Nyla R. Branscombe, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA and Katherine J. Reynolds, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
Content
Contents
Preface xii
1 Handbook of Social Identity Research: progress and new directions 1
Katherine J. Reynolds and Nyla R. Branscombe
PART I SOCIAL IDENTITY, NORMS, AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
2 Social identity and behavior change: longitudinal research in community
and school settings 17
Katherine J. Reynolds, Haochen Zhou, Diana Cardenas, Emina
Subasic and Kathleen Klik
3 Changing organizational norms and injustice standards as a male
workplace allyship strategy 36
Anca M. Miron and Angela M. Nowak
4 The role of social identification in shaping sports performance and exercise
behaviours 56
Mark Stevens
5 The collective psychology of global climate change 75
Mark A. Ferguson
6 From intragroup to intergroup phenomena: a new look at social norms,
social identity, and behavior 93
Haochen Zhou, Loren Willis and Katherine J. Reynolds
PART II SOCIAL IDENTITY FOR NAVIGATING ADVERSITY AND LIFE
TRANSITIONS
7 Where there's a 'we' there's a way: a social identity approach to disability
solidarity 113
Thomas P. Dirth and Thomas C. Ball
8 Higher moral obligations: understanding elevated moral expectations
toward victimized groups 133
Saulo Fernandez, Ruth H. Warner and Tamar Saguy
9 Navigating social identity change in workforce and athletic retirement 147
Catherine Haslam, Ben C. P. Lam, Crystal La Rue, Ye Zhang, S.
Alexander Haslam, Niklas K. Steffens, Tegan Cruwys, Tarli Young and
Mischel Luong
10 Mental health conditions and social identity 166
Tegan Cruwys, Daniel Skorich, Jason C. McIntyre and Li Lim
11 Crunch times: using the social identity approach to understand stress and
trauma 183
Orla Muldoon, Lisa Skilton and Magdelana Skrodzka
PART III SOCIAL IDENTITY, INTERGROUP RELATIONS, AND
CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL CHALLENGES
12 Leadership and social (identity) change in organisations: mobilisation for
gender equality at work 202
Emina Subasic and Michelle K. Ryan
13 A social identity analysis of wealth and wealth inequality 219
Jolanda Jetten, Kim Peters, Kelly Kirkland and Christoph Klebl
14 Walking together for a just society: building Indigenous-ally relationships
to achieve change 237
Kimberly Matheson, Rick Colbourne, Stephanie McKnight, Rachel
Buxton, Sean Landsman and Hymie Anisman
15 Relative deprivation and group identity: the stairway to violent radicalism 255
Serge Guimond, Jais Troian and Jocelyn J. Belanger
PART IV SOCIAL IDENTITY AND DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN
COMPLEX CONFLICTUAL SETTINGS
16 A social identity analysis of coping with the psychological costs of
discrimination through collective identity 273
Michael T. Schmitt, Nyla R. Branscombe and Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti
17 Heterogeneity in Latino social identity and mental health as the next
generation of Latino-focused scholarship in psychology 292
Cory L. Cobb, Seth J. Schwartz, Lawrence Watkins and Charles R.
Martinez, Jr.
18 Immigrants' identities in time and context 305
Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti, Dina Birman and Elina Turjanmaa
19 Social identity and the psychology of cultural appropriation 324
Ariel J. Mosley and Monica Biernat
20 Creating allies between advantaged and disadvantaged group members 343
Charlotte E. Moser, Shaun Wiley and Nyla R. Branscombe
PART V SOCIAL IDENTITIES CRAFTED FOR COLLECTIVE CHANGE
21 Leadership as a social identity process: the importance of engaging with
'us' (not just 'me') 360
S. Alexander Haslam, Niklas K. Steffens, Stephen D. Reicher, Michael
J. Platow, Kim Peters and Rolf van Dick
22 Collective action and person change 380
John Drury and Sara Vestergren
23 The intergroup dynamics of social identity, riots, and fundamental rights
in the policing of crowds 398
Clifford Stott
24 Cognitive alternatives to the status quo and pro-environmental social
change 415
Michael T. Schmitt and Annika E. Lutz
Preface xii
1 Handbook of Social Identity Research: progress and new directions 1
Katherine J. Reynolds and Nyla R. Branscombe
PART I SOCIAL IDENTITY, NORMS, AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
2 Social identity and behavior change: longitudinal research in community
and school settings 17
Katherine J. Reynolds, Haochen Zhou, Diana Cardenas, Emina
Subasic and Kathleen Klik
3 Changing organizational norms and injustice standards as a male
workplace allyship strategy 36
Anca M. Miron and Angela M. Nowak
4 The role of social identification in shaping sports performance and exercise
behaviours 56
Mark Stevens
5 The collective psychology of global climate change 75
Mark A. Ferguson
6 From intragroup to intergroup phenomena: a new look at social norms,
social identity, and behavior 93
Haochen Zhou, Loren Willis and Katherine J. Reynolds
PART II SOCIAL IDENTITY FOR NAVIGATING ADVERSITY AND LIFE
TRANSITIONS
7 Where there's a 'we' there's a way: a social identity approach to disability
solidarity 113
Thomas P. Dirth and Thomas C. Ball
8 Higher moral obligations: understanding elevated moral expectations
toward victimized groups 133
Saulo Fernandez, Ruth H. Warner and Tamar Saguy
9 Navigating social identity change in workforce and athletic retirement 147
Catherine Haslam, Ben C. P. Lam, Crystal La Rue, Ye Zhang, S.
Alexander Haslam, Niklas K. Steffens, Tegan Cruwys, Tarli Young and
Mischel Luong
10 Mental health conditions and social identity 166
Tegan Cruwys, Daniel Skorich, Jason C. McIntyre and Li Lim
11 Crunch times: using the social identity approach to understand stress and
trauma 183
Orla Muldoon, Lisa Skilton and Magdelana Skrodzka
PART III SOCIAL IDENTITY, INTERGROUP RELATIONS, AND
CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL CHALLENGES
12 Leadership and social (identity) change in organisations: mobilisation for
gender equality at work 202
Emina Subasic and Michelle K. Ryan
13 A social identity analysis of wealth and wealth inequality 219
Jolanda Jetten, Kim Peters, Kelly Kirkland and Christoph Klebl
14 Walking together for a just society: building Indigenous-ally relationships
to achieve change 237
Kimberly Matheson, Rick Colbourne, Stephanie McKnight, Rachel
Buxton, Sean Landsman and Hymie Anisman
15 Relative deprivation and group identity: the stairway to violent radicalism 255
Serge Guimond, Jais Troian and Jocelyn J. Belanger
PART IV SOCIAL IDENTITY AND DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN
COMPLEX CONFLICTUAL SETTINGS
16 A social identity analysis of coping with the psychological costs of
discrimination through collective identity 273
Michael T. Schmitt, Nyla R. Branscombe and Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti
17 Heterogeneity in Latino social identity and mental health as the next
generation of Latino-focused scholarship in psychology 292
Cory L. Cobb, Seth J. Schwartz, Lawrence Watkins and Charles R.
Martinez, Jr.
18 Immigrants' identities in time and context 305
Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti, Dina Birman and Elina Turjanmaa
19 Social identity and the psychology of cultural appropriation 324
Ariel J. Mosley and Monica Biernat
20 Creating allies between advantaged and disadvantaged group members 343
Charlotte E. Moser, Shaun Wiley and Nyla R. Branscombe
PART V SOCIAL IDENTITIES CRAFTED FOR COLLECTIVE CHANGE
21 Leadership as a social identity process: the importance of engaging with
'us' (not just 'me') 360
S. Alexander Haslam, Niklas K. Steffens, Stephen D. Reicher, Michael
J. Platow, Kim Peters and Rolf van Dick
22 Collective action and person change 380
John Drury and Sara Vestergren
23 The intergroup dynamics of social identity, riots, and fundamental rights
in the policing of crowds 398
Clifford Stott
24 Cognitive alternatives to the status quo and pro-environmental social
change 415
Michael T. Schmitt and Annika E. Lutz