Communication and group life: How language and symbols shape intergroup relations

Lauren Keblusek; Howard Giles; Anne Maass

doi:10.1177/1368430217708864

Communication and group life: How language and symbols shape intergroup relations

Lauren Keblusek, Howard Giles, Anne Maass

Psychology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

In this article, we review the different functions that language and symbols (in particular clothing) fulfill in group life; language and clothing are rarely, if ever, discussed together in the same conceptual space. Our review includes a consideration of how social identities are communicated and discredited, boundaries crossed, and group norms established, maintained, and regulated. Throughout, we integrate motivational and social-cognitive approaches, ending with proposals for future research and theory in intergroup communication.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	632-643
Number of pages	12
Journal	Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430217708864
State	Published - Sep 1 2017

Keywords

boundary-crossing
clothing
intergroup communication
language
norm talk
stereotyping

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Cultural Studies
Communication
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

Access to Document

10.1177/1368430217708864

Cite this

@article{e3a4683fb9094856ae0adcea0046a81a,

title = "Communication and group life: How language and symbols shape intergroup relations",

abstract = "In this article, we review the different functions that language and symbols (in particular clothing) fulfill in group life; language and clothing are rarely, if ever, discussed together in the same conceptual space. Our review includes a consideration of how social identities are communicated and discredited, boundaries crossed, and group norms established, maintained, and regulated. Throughout, we integrate motivational and social-cognitive approaches, ending with proposals for future research and theory in intergroup communication.",

keywords = "boundary-crossing, clothing, intergroup communication, language, norm talk, stereotyping",

author = "Lauren Keblusek and Howard Giles and Anne Maass",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2017.",

year = "2017",

month = sep,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1177/1368430217708864",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "20",

pages = "632--643",

journal = "Group Processes and Intergroup Relations",

issn = "1368-4302",

publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",

number = "5",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Communication and group life

T2 - How language and symbols shape intergroup relations

AU - Keblusek, Lauren

AU - Giles, Howard

AU - Maass, Anne

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2017.

PY - 2017/9/1

Y1 - 2017/9/1

N2 - In this article, we review the different functions that language and symbols (in particular clothing) fulfill in group life; language and clothing are rarely, if ever, discussed together in the same conceptual space. Our review includes a consideration of how social identities are communicated and discredited, boundaries crossed, and group norms established, maintained, and regulated. Throughout, we integrate motivational and social-cognitive approaches, ending with proposals for future research and theory in intergroup communication.

AB - In this article, we review the different functions that language and symbols (in particular clothing) fulfill in group life; language and clothing are rarely, if ever, discussed together in the same conceptual space. Our review includes a consideration of how social identities are communicated and discredited, boundaries crossed, and group norms established, maintained, and regulated. Throughout, we integrate motivational and social-cognitive approaches, ending with proposals for future research and theory in intergroup communication.

KW - boundary-crossing

KW - clothing

KW - intergroup communication

KW - language

KW - norm talk

KW - stereotyping

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028404711&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85028404711&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/1368430217708864

DO - 10.1177/1368430217708864

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85028404711

SN - 1368-4302

VL - 20

SP - 632

EP - 643

JO - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

JF - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

IS - 5

ER -

Communication and group life: How language and symbols shape intergroup relations

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this