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This paper investigates two theoretical statements that are central to Social Identity Theory and Self-categorization Theory: ( I ) when people identify as members of a social group, they are motivated to distinguish this group in a positive sense from relevant comparison groups, and: (2) in an hierarchically organized system of possible social identities, people may de$ne their identity at various levels, but two levels cannot be salient in the same situation. Four studies investigate whether these hypothesized pro- cesses can be traced in natural social categories. Study I (N = 150) found that Polish subjects had a more negative national stereotype than Dutch subjects. Study 2 (N = 160) investigated whether these national stereotypes were related to the perceived distinctivcness of national traits, and to differential levels of national and European identlJication for Polish and Dutch subjects. Contrary to the expectations, it was found that Polish subjects identiJied more strongly with their national group than Dutch subjects. Both positive and negative national traits were consideredmore distinctive by Polish subjects than by Dutch subjects. Moreover, Polish subjects expressed

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Author

PAWEL P. MLICKI; NAOMI ELLEMERS

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0046-2772)

Published

1996

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences