The Me and the Not-Me

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New Directions in Identity Control Theory (2005, background): “3In situations where there is more than one group, verifying a group identity not only makes one like others in ones own group, but differentiates one from other groups by making clear what is not me (McCall, 2003).”
Resisting the Stigma of Mental Illness (2011, background): “But they view those stereotypes as inapplicable to themselves—as ‘‘not me’’ (McCall 2003; Snow and Anderson 1987).”
Ecological Identity: The Development and Assessment of a Measurement Scale (2018, background): “This is surprising because identity theorists have long acknowledged that identities are built-up, in part by efforts to draw contrasts and distinctions between self/other and in-groups/out-groups (Bourdieu, 1984; McCall, 2003; Spiers, 2011).”
Oscillating role identities: the academic experiences of education doctoral students (2009, background): “frequently and variably over time (McCall, 2003).”