The Search for Social Identity Leads to ‘Us’ versus ‘Them’
Uncertainty in the world threatens our sense of self. To cope, people embrace populism
Michael A. Hogg is a professor and chair of social psychology at Claremont Graduate University and an honorary professor at the University of Kent in England. He is a former president of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, an editor in chief of the journal Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, and a fellow of numerous societies, including the Association for Psychological Science. Credit: Nick Higgins
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