The study of the interplay between the individual self and collective selves is an arena of rich theory and research in social psychology. Self and Social Identity is a collection of readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology that examine how group memberships shape the content of the individual's self concept and how the sense of self is expanded as a consequence of identification with other individuals and the group as a whole. The readings have been selected to provide a representative sampling of exciting research and theory on self and identity that is both comprehensive and current and cross-cuts the levels of analysis from intrapersonal to intergroup. The book is organized around two broad themes: "self and identity," exploring the self as a product of interpersonal and group processes; and "group identities," illustrating some of the phenomena associated with representing a group or social category as a collective.

Marilynn B. Brewer is Professor of Psychology at Ohio State University. Her primary research interests include social cognition, intergroup relations, and social identities and the self concept. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including Intergroup Relations (with Norman Miller, 1996) and has served as President of the American Psychological Association and as editor of the journal Personality and Social Psychology.

Miles Hewstone is Professor of Social Psychology at Oxford University. His current research interests include the reduction of intergroup conflict, intergroup contact, and the social influence of majorities and minorities. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Introduction to Social Psychology (edited with Wolfgang Stroebe and Geoffrey M. Stephenson, Third Edition 2001). He is founding co-editor of the European Review of Social Psychology.

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction to this Volume xi

Part I: Self and Identity 1

Introduction 3

1 Self-concept and Identity 5

Daphna Oyserman

2 Identity Through Time: Constructing Personal Pasts and Futures 25

Michael Ross and Roger Buehler

3 An Evolutionary-Psychological Approach to Self-esteem: Multiple Domains and Multiple Functions 52

Lee A. Kirkpatrick and Bruce J. Ellis

4 Is Loving the Self Necessary for Loving Another? An Examination of Identity and Intimacy 78

W. Keith Campbell and Roy F. Baumeister Copyrighted Material

5 Self-expansion Model of Motivation and Cognition in Close Relationships and Beyond 99

Arthur Aron, Elaine N. Aron, and Christina Norman

6 Psychological Consequences of Devalued Identities 124

Jennifer Crocker and Diane M. Quinn

Part II: Group Identities 143

Introduction 145

7 Collective Identity: Group Membership and Self-conception 147

Dominic Abrams and Michael A. Hogg

8 It Takes Two to Tango: Relating Group Identity to Individual Identity within the Framework of Group Development 182

Stephen Worchel and Dawna Coutant

9 Social Categorization, Depersonalization, and Group Behavior 203

Michael A. Hogg

10 The Psychology of Crowd Dynamics 232

Stephen Reicher

11 The Social Identity Perspective in Intergroup Relations: Theories, Themes, and Controversies 259

John C. Turner and Katherine J. Reynolds

12 The Social Psychology of Minority-Majority Relations 278

Bernd Simon, Birgit Aufderheide, and Claudia Kampmeier

13 Toward Reduction of Prejudice: Intergroup Contact and Social Categorization 298

Marilynn B. Brewer and Samuel L. Gaertner

 Author Index 319

Subject Index 333