This edited book brings together the latest research on how group memberships, and the social identities associated with them, determine people's health and well-being.

Part 1: Social Identity, Health and Well-Being J. Jetten, C. Haslam & S. A. Haslam, The Case for a Social Identity Analysis of Health and Well-Being F. Sani, Group Identification, Social Relationships and Health M. Tarrant, M. S. Hagger & C. Farrow, Promoting Positive Orientation Towards Health Through Social Identity J. F. Helliwell & C. Barrington-Leigh, How much is Social Capital Worth? Part 2: Social Identity, Stigma and Coping L. St Claire & C. Clucas, In Sickness and in Health: Influences of Social Categorizations on Health-Related Outcomes J. Jetten & N. Pachana, Not Wanting to Grow Old: Using a Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC) to Understand the Impact of Driving Cessation in Older Adults N. Branscombe, S. Fernández, A. Gómez, & T. Cronin, Moving Toward or Away from a Group Identity: Different Strategies for Coping with Pervasive Discrimination K. Matheson & H. Anisman, Biological and Psychosocial Responses to Discrimination Part 3: Social Identity, Stress and Trauma S. A. Haslam, S. D. Reicher, & M. Levine, When Other People Are Heaven, When Other People Are Hell: How Social Identity Determines the Nature and Impact of Social Support R. van Dick & S. A. Haslam, Stress and Well-Being in the Workplace: Support for Key Propositions from the Social Identity Approach J. Drury, Collective Resilience in Mass Emergencies and Disasters: A Social Identity Model B. Kellezi & S. Reicher, 'Social Cure' or 'Social Curse'?: The Psychological Impact of Extreme Events during the Kosovo Conflict Part 4: Social Identity, Recovery and Rehabilitation J. Douglas, Social Linkage, Self-Concept and Wellbeing after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury J. Jones, J. Jetten, S. A. Haslam, & W. H. Williams, Deciding to Disclose: The Importance of Maintaining Social Relationships for Well-Being after acquired Brain Injury F. Gracey & T. Ownsworth, The Experience of Self in the World: The Personal and Social Contexts of Identity Change after Brain Injury C. Haslam, J. Jetten, S. A. Haslam & C. Knight, The Importance of Remembering and Deciding Together: Enhancing the Health and Well-Being of Older Adults in Care C. Haslam, J. Jetten & S. A. Haslam, Conclusion. Advancing the Social Cure: Implications for Theory, Practice and Policy