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Henri Tajfel: Explorer of Identity and Difference
Explorer of Identity and Difference
European Monographs in Social Psychology Series
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Keywords
Young Man; social identity; IBM Data; social psychology; Psycho Linguistics; prejudice; National Library; intergroup relations; Janusz Reykowski; social categorisation; Radcliffe Infirmary; group membership; Vice Versa; ingroup loyalty; Yizkor Book; discrimination; European Social Psychology; social change; Nineteenth Century Imperial Powers; biography; Civic Education; Henri Tajfel; De La Shoah; Jewish identity; Minimal Group Experiments; STO; Intergroup Behaviour; Barnett House; Minimal Group Paradigm; Cross-group Friendships; German Government; Perceptual Defence; Social Identity Theory; Belsize Park; Positive Distinctiveness; Leiden University
Publication date: 10-2019
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 10-2019
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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This book offers a biographical account of Henri Tajfel, one of the most influential European social psychologists of the twentieth century, offering unique insights into his ground-breaking work in the areas of social perception, social identity and intergroup relations.
The author, Rupert Brown, paints a vivid and personal portrait of Tajfel?s life, his academic career and its significance to social psychology, and the key ideas he developed. It traces Tajfel?s life from his birth in Poland just after the end of World War I, his time as a prisoner-of-war in World War II, his work with Jewish orphans and other displaced persons after that war, and thence to his short but glittering academic career as a social psychologist.
Based on a range of sources including interviews, archival material, correspondence, photographs, and scholarly output, Brown expertly weaves together Tajfel?s personal narrative with his evolving intellectual interests and major scientific discoveries. Following a chronological structure with each chapter dedicated to a significant transition period in Tajfel?s life, the book ends with an appraisal of two of his principal posthumous legacies: the European Association of Social Psychology, a project always close to Tajfel?s heart and for which he worked tirelessly; and the 'social identity approach' to social psychology initiated by Tajfel over forty years ago and now one of the discipline?s most important perspectives.
This is fascinating reading for students, established scholars, and anyone interested in social psychology and the life and lasting contribution of this celebrated scholar.
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Preface
Chapter 1: Poland, 1919-1937
Chapter 2: France, Germany, and Austria, 1937-1945
Chapter 3: France, Belgium, and Germany, 1945-1951
Chapter 4: London and Durham, 1951-1956
Chapter 5: Oxford, 1956-1966
Chapter 6: Palo Alto and early years at Bristol, 1966-1972
Chapter 7: Bristol, 1972 – 1982
Chapter 8: The Tajfellian Legacy
Appendix 1 Tajfel bibliography
Appendix 2 The Tajfel academic genealogy
Rupert Brown is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. He obtained his PhD under Tajfel in 1979 and has been an active researcher in the field of intergroup relations throughout his career. He was the recipient of the 2014 Tajfel medal, awarded by the European Association of Social Psychology for distinguished lifetime achievement. He is the author of two widely used student texts (Group Processes and Prejudice) and over 180 scientific articles and book chapters.