Identity, social groups and communication
The recent flourishing in discourses on identity in the social sciences as well as the fact that struggles of identity have become the paradigmatic form of social and political conflict in the modern world form the contextual framework of this article. Firstly, it explores the development of theori...
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The recent flourishing in discourses on identity in the social sciences as well as the fact
that struggles of identity have become the paradigmatic form of social and political
conflict in the modern world form the contextual framework of this article. Firstly, it
explores the development of theorising and research on identity in a sister discipline of
Communication Science, namely Psychology, and specifically the development of social
identity theory that acknowledges the vital role of social groups in identity processes.
Furthermore, it explores how some subdisciplines of Communication Science deal with
identity issues and, more specifically, with the role of social identities in communicationrelated
phenomena. An alternative theoretical framework for the study of communication
and identity is discussed. Finally, attention is given to the way in which processes
associated with identity could influence communication-related phenomena and could
be incorporated in the theorising and research within various subdisciplines of
Communication Science.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b24882396a6646cc88e86e1d746933d42025-01-20T08:51:21ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-10-0123110.36615/jcsa.v23i1.1787Identity, social groups and communicationElirea Bornman0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6300-4768University of South Africa The recent flourishing in discourses on identity in the social sciences as well as the fact that struggles of identity have become the paradigmatic form of social and political conflict in the modern world form the contextual framework of this article. Firstly, it explores the development of theorising and research on identity in a sister discipline of Communication Science, namely Psychology, and specifically the development of social identity theory that acknowledges the vital role of social groups in identity processes. Furthermore, it explores how some subdisciplines of Communication Science deal with identity issues and, more specifically, with the role of social identities in communicationrelated phenomena. An alternative theoretical framework for the study of communication and identity is discussed. Finally, attention is given to the way in which processes associated with identity could influence communication-related phenomena and could be incorporated in the theorising and research within various subdisciplines of Communication Science. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1787identity in the social sciencessocial and political conflictCommunication SciencePsychologysocial identity theorycommunication-related phenomena |
| spellingShingle | Elirea Bornman Identity, social groups and communication Communicare identity in the social sciences social and political conflict Communication Science Psychology social identity theory communication-related phenomena |
| title | Identity, social groups and communication |
| title_full | Identity, social groups and communication |
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| title_short | Identity, social groups and communication |
| title_sort | identity social groups and communication |
| topic | identity in the social sciences social and political conflict Communication Science Psychology social identity theory communication-related phenomena |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1787 |
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