TY - JOUR
T1 - Social identity and health
T2 - An intergroup communication approach to cancer
AU - Harwood, Jake
AU - Sparks, Lisa
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This article describes the ways in which group identifications and stereotypes can inform our understanding of cancer prevention and treatment as well as more general social processes surrounding the experience of cancer. From a perspective grounded in social identity theory, we describe the ways in which understanding primary identities (i.e., those associated with large social collectives such as cultural groups), secondary identities (i.e., those associated with health behaviors), and tertiary identities (i.e., those associated with cancer) can help explain certain cancer-related social processes. We forward a series of propositions to stimulate further research on this topic.
AB - This article describes the ways in which group identifications and stereotypes can inform our understanding of cancer prevention and treatment as well as more general social processes surrounding the experience of cancer. From a perspective grounded in social identity theory, we describe the ways in which understanding primary identities (i.e., those associated with large social collectives such as cultural groups), secondary identities (i.e., those associated with health behaviors), and tertiary identities (i.e., those associated with cancer) can help explain certain cancer-related social processes. We forward a series of propositions to stimulate further research on this topic.
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U2 - 10.1207/S15327027HC1502_3
DO - 10.1207/S15327027HC1502_3
M3 - Article
C2 - 12742766
AN - SCOPUS:0037975557
SN - 1041-0236
VL - 15
SP - 145
EP - 159
JO - Health Communication
JF - Health Communication
IS - 2
ER -