Social identity and intergroup behaviour

@article{Tajfel1974SocialIA,
  title={Social identity and intergroup behaviour},
  author={Henri Tajfel},
  journal={Social Science Information},
  year={1974},
  volume={13},
  pages={65 - 93},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:143666442}
}
  • H. Tajfel
  • Published 1 April 1974
  • Sociology, Psychology
  • Social Science Information
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