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Social identity is that aspect of self image which arises from a social context provided by, for example, in group or ethnic values and membership of such groups. Social identity theory addresses many of the issue surrounding this topic.

See alsoEdit

• Basking in reflected glory
• Ethnic identity
• Ethnocentrism
• Minority groups
• Professional identity
• Reference groups
• Self concept
• Social identity model of deindividuation effects

Further readingEdit

• Kurzban, R., & Leary, M. R. (2001). Evolutionary origins of stigmatization: The functions of social exclusion. Psychological Bulletin, 127(2), 187-208. Full text