Communication and group life: How language and symbols shape intergroup relations. (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Keblusek, Lauren; Giles, Howard; Maass, Anne
• Other Names: Hogg Michael A. guest-editor.; Abrams Dominic guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Group processes and intergroup relations. Volume 20:Number 5(2017:Sep.)
• Page Start: 632
• Page End: 643
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: boundary-crossing -- clothing -- intergroup communication -- language -- norm talk -- stereotyping; Intergroup relations -- Periodicals; Social groups -- Periodicals; 302.305
• DOI: 10.1177/1368430217708864
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-4302

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.