Identity Formation in the Thirteen American Colonies: An Interdisciplinary Approach with a Focus on Psychological Theory

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dc.contributor.advisorDenning, Robert
dc.contributor.advisorAverill, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorDziaba, Elizabeth Katherine
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcConnell, Stephanie
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T03:40:09Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T03:40:09Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-19
dc.description.abstractThis thesis addresses the process of the formation of a separate identity among the original Thirteen Colonies in the New World. Although the research into the American Revolution has been extensive, psychological principles have not been applied to explain the change in identity. A combinative approach is the best way to remedy this issue: an examination of the various causes of the Revolution between the years of 1763 and 1776 (economic, political, religious, geographical, and ideological) and how they created in-groups and out-groups will resolve this oversight. This analysis concludes that the major events during this time window led to the formation of solid in-groups and out-groups leading to the separation of identity and country, and the changes are explained using social identity theory and other group theories in social psychology and sociology.
dc.description.degreeMaster Arts
dc.description.programHistory
dc.description.schoolCollege of Online and Continuing Education
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/3780
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire University
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dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibited.
dc.rightsHolderDziaba, Elizabeth Katherine
dc.subject.lcshHistory
dc.subject.lcshAmerican History
dc.subject.lcshSocial Psychology
dc.subject.otherAmerica
dc.subject.otherAmerican Revolution
dc.subject.otherColonization
dc.subject.otherIdentity
dc.subject.otherIndependence
dc.subject.otherSocial Identity Theory
dc.titleIdentity Formation in the Thirteen American Colonies: An Interdisciplinary Approach with a Focus on Psychological Theory
dc.typeThesis

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