
BehaviorSeptember 1, 2019
The Search for Social Identity Leads to ‘Us’ versus ‘Them’
Uncertainty in the world threatens our sense of self. To cope, people embrace populism
Michael A. Hogg is a professor and chair of social psychology at Claremont Graduate University and an honorary professor at the University of Kent in England. He is a former president of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, an editor in chief of the journal Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, and a fellow of numerous societies, including the Association for Psychological Science.

The Search for Social Identity Leads to ‘Us’ versus ‘Them’
Uncertainty in the world threatens our sense of self. To cope, people embrace populism