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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 8, 1993 - Issue 1
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Social comparison, group identity and professional identity. A study with bank clerks

Comparación social, identidad de grupo y profesional. Un estudio con empleados de banca

Pages 69-82 | Received 01 May 1990, Published online: 29 Apr 2014
 

Abstract

This study consisted of analyzing several hypotheses derived from Tajfel and Turner's social identity theory (Tajfel and Turner, 1979) within a real-life situation. We identified the intergroup relations among three banks in Brazil as an ideal chance to test the salience hypothesis (Oakes & Turner, 1980; Doise & Sinclair, 1973) and also the relationship between discrimination and social identity (Brown et al. 1983b). In general, results did not support the hypotheses, and alternative explanations of results, in terms of the groups ' real life conditions, are discussed.

Resumen

Este estudio se propuso comprobar varias hipótesis derivadas de la Teoría de la Identidad Social (Tajfel y Turner, 1979) en el marco de una situación de la vida real. Se analizaron las relaciones intergrupales entre tres oficinas bancarias en Brasil, con vistas a validar la hipótesis de saliencia propuesta por autores como Oakes y Turner (1980) o Doise y Sinclair (1973), y también las hipótesis derivadas de la teoría sobre la relación entre discriminación e identidad social (Brown et al., 1983b). En general, los resultados no confirmaron las predicciones y se consideran explicaciones alternativas relacionadas, fundamentalmente, con las condiciones de vida de los grupos.

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