What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Political science
- Self-esteem
Stephen C. Wright mainly investigates Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Prejudice, Social relation and Collective action.
Stephen C. Wright performs multidisciplinary studies into Social psychology and Social cognition in his work.
While the research belongs to areas of Developmental psychology, he spends his time largely on the problem of Outgroup, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Interpersonal relationship and Peer group.
His research investigates the connection between Prejudice and topics such as Friendship that intersect with problems in Social perception and Contact hypothesis.
Stephen C. Wright combines subjects such as Self-concept, Conceptualization and Self with his study of Ingroups and outgroups.
His Social group research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Action, Social rejection, Tokenism, Self-categorization theory and Intergroup anxiety.
His most cited work include:
- The extended contact effect: Knowledge of cross-group friendships and prejudice. (958 citations)
- Responding to membership in a disadvantaged group : from acceptance to collective protest (629 citations)
- Cross-Group Friendships and Intergroup Attitudes A Meta-Analytic Review (434 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Stephen C. Wright focuses on Social psychology, Collective action, Developmental psychology, Ingroups and outgroups and Social identity theory.
His Social psychology study frequently involves adjacent topics like Tokenism.
His studies deal with areas such as Outgroup, Neuroscience of multilingualism, Friendship, Affect and Social group as well as Developmental psychology.
His research investigates the connection with Friendship and areas like Contact hypothesis which intersect with concerns in Argument.
His research in Ingroups and outgroups intersects with topics in Identity and Self-concept.
His Social identity theory research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Salience, Ethnic group, Harm and Relative deprivation.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (85.51%)
- Collective action (27.54%)
- Developmental psychology (27.54%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?
- Social psychology (85.51%)
- Collective action (27.54%)
- Scale test (2.90%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Social psychology, Collective action, Scale test, Ethnic group and Sexual minority.
His study in Social psychology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Inclusion and Action.
His Collective action study spans across into areas like Sociocultural evolution, Collective identity, Resistance, Indigenous and White.
His Scale test investigation overlaps with Link, Prejudice, Solidarity and Interpersonal relationship.
His Ethnic group research includes elements of Psychological intervention, Survey data collection, Empowerment and Inequality.
Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change. (19 citations)
- Beyond Allyship: Motivations for Advantaged Group Members to Engage in Action for Disadvantaged Groups: (10 citations)
- Supportive contact and LGBT collective action: The moderating role of membership in specific groups. (7 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Political science
- Anthropology
Stephen C. Wright mostly deals with Social psychology, Collective action, Scale test, Poverty and Inclusion.
In his works, Stephen C. Wright undertakes multidisciplinary study on Social psychology and Social equality.
Along with Social equality, other disciplines of study including Homosexuality, Lesbian, Transgender, Developmental psychology and Human rights are integrated into his research.
His Scale test study spans across into areas like Ethnic group, Interpersonal relationship, Sexual minority, Solidarity and Prejudice.
Among his Poverty studies, there is a synthesis of other scientific areas such as White, Action and Group.
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