The sound of Unity: Exploring shared social identity and identity expression through collective sound-making at live

Rhea Haddad1, Anne Templeton2

  • 1Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive, CNRS UMR 6024, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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