cognitions and feelings
type: Concept
narrower: self-categorization theory

psycho-cognitive orientations
type: Concept
narrower: self-categorization theory

the self
type: Concept
narrower: self-categorization theory

self-categorization theory
broader: theory (group processes)
broader: interpersonal concepts
broader: cognitions and feelings
broader: the self
broader: psycho-cognitive orientations
broader: identity and self
broader: intergroup relations
definition: Self-categorization theory describes how the cognitive process of categorization, when applied to oneself, creates a sense of identification with the social category or group and produces the array of behaviors that we associate with group membership: conformity, stereotyping, ethnocentrism, and so forth. Self-categorization theory was developed by John Turner and his colleagues at the University of Bristol and described in a classic 1987 book. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Self-Categorization Theory]
type: Concept

identity and self
type: Concept
narrower: self-categorization theory

interpersonal concepts
type: Concept
narrower: self-categorization theory

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: self-categorization theory

intergroup relations
type: Concept
narrower: self-categorization theory

theory (group processes)
type: Concept
narrower: self-categorization theory