Jean-Claude Abric (26 September 1941 – 13 September 2012) was a French psychologist, professor in

social psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the r ...

and the former head of the Social Psychology Laboratory at the

University of Aix-Marseille Aix-Marseille University (AMU; french: Aix-Marseille Université; formally incorporated as ''Université d'Aix-Marseille'') is a public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of ...

. He had a major contribution to the theory of

social representation Social representations are a system of values, ideas, metaphors, beliefs, and practices that serve to establish social order, orient participants and enable communication among the members of groups and communities. Social representation theory is ...

identifying the structural elements of a social representation and distinguishing the core elements from the peripheral ones. His first study on social representations was based on craftsmen and craft industry. In his book published in 1994, he gives a broader vision of his Central Nucleus Theory. He also published handbooks on the psychology of communication.Abric, J.-C. (2008). ''Psychologie de la communication : théories et méthodes'', Paris: Armand Colin.

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