A substantial literature supports the important role that social group memberships play in
enhancing health. While the processes through which group memberships constitute a …

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling
overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes …

In contrast to other disciplines, social psychology has been slow in responding to the
questions posed by the issue of ethnicity. The Social Psychology of Ethnic Identity, Second …

Cohesive, resilient communities are vital to the well‐being of residents. Uncovering the
determinants of successful community identities is therefore essential to progressing the …

Mass gatherings bring large numbers of people into physical proximity. Typically, this
physical proximity has been assumed to contribute to ill health (eg, through being stressful …

Both individual and collective actions are needed to address global environmental changes.
Contributing to a growing literature on the collective dimension of pro-environmental actions …

Social psychologists are increasingly interested in the temporal dimensions of social life and
in identity continuity in particular. Focusing on ethnicity and national identity we discuss the …

We investigated the intensely positive emotional experiences arising from participation in a
large-scale collective event. We predicted such experiences arise when those attending a …

Identity and Cultural Diversity examines immigration and its effect on diversity from a social
psychological perspective. Immigration increases cultural diversity and raises difficult …

This paper identifies autochthony—the belief that a place belongs to its original inhabitants
and that they are therefore more entitled—as a relevant new determinant of out‐group …