Negotiating Differences: The Role of Social Identity in the Emergence of Institutions for Local Governance

The role of children in Merovingian society has long been downplayed, and the study of their graves and bones has long been neglected. However, during the past fifteen years, archaeologists have shown growing interest in the place of children in Merovingian society. Nonetheless, this research has not been without challenges linked to the nature of the biological and material remains. Recent analysis of 315 children’s graves from four Merovingian cemeteries in northern Gaul (sixth to seventh centuries) allows us to understand the modalities of burial ritual for children. A new method for classifying children into social age groups shows that the type, quality, quantity, and diversity of grave goods were directly correlated with the age of the deceased. They increased from the age of eight and particularly around the time of puberty. This study discusses the role of age and gender in the construction and expression of social identity during childhood in the Merovingian period.

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Inclusive and exclusive beneficiary attributions: The role of social identity complexity in interpretations of and punishment for dissent

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ◽

10.1177/13684302211019479 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 136843022110194

Author(s):

Sonia Roccas ◽

Adi Amit ◽

Shani Oppenheim-Weller ◽

Osnat Hazan ◽

Lilach Sagiv

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Social Identities ◽

Moral Judgements ◽

Identity Complexity ◽

Social Identity Complexity

We suggest that intentionality attributed to dissenting behavior in intergroup contexts (e.g., exposing one’s country’s secrets) may be conceptualized as benefitting one of four social circles. Two social circles exclude the perceiver: (a) the actor him/herself and (b) the outgroup affected by the behavior; and two circles include the perceiver: (c) the ingroup of both the perceiver and the actor and (d) humanity as the ultimate collective including both ingroup and outgroup. We further suggest that adopting different beneficiary attributions depends on the perceivers’ social identity complexity (Roccas & Brewer, 2002), which refers to an individual’s representation of their multiple social identities on a continuum from highly overlapping to highly differentiated (i.e., simple vs. complex social identity). Perceivers are more likely to attribute dissent behavior to social circles that exclude (rather than include) themselves the simpler their social identity; such exclusive attributions lead to harsher moral judgements, expressed as punitiveness.

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Politicians’ hometown favoritism and corporate investments: The role of social identity

Journal of Banking & Finance ◽

10.1016/j.jbankfin.2021.106092 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 125 ◽

pp. 106092

Author(s):

Ping Guo ◽

Guifeng Shi ◽

Gary Gang Tian ◽

Siqi Duan

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Corporate Investments

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Deliberative Democracy and Science

The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198747369.013.16 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 639-654

Author(s):

Alfred Moore

Keyword(s):

Deliberative Democracy ◽

Scientific Knowledge ◽

Science Studies ◽

Public Officials ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Consensus Conferences ◽

Scientific Knowledge Production ◽

Science And Politics ◽

Emergence Of Institutions

What might a deliberative politics of science look like? This chapter addresses this question by bringing together science studies and the theories and practices of deliberative democracy. This chapter begins by discussing the importance of considering the role of deliberation within scientific communities and institutions, particularly as it bears on the production of scientific judgments and decisions at the boundary between science and politics. The chapter then discusses the emergence of institutions for communicating scientific knowledge to policy-makers, public officials and citizens, which include not only expert tribunals but also the development of citizen panels, consensus conferences, and other forms of mini-publics. Finally, the chapter considers the role of “uninvited” ’ participation in science, emphasizing the role of social movements and critical civil society in both challenging and informing scientific knowledge production.

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Advancing the assessment of cultural orientation: A developmental and contextual framework of multiple psychological dimensions and social identities

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s095457941800113x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 1867-1888 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

George P. Knight ◽

M. Dalal Safa ◽

Rebecca M. B. White

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Cultural Orientation ◽

Social Identities ◽

Ethnic Culture ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Contextual Framework ◽

The Many ◽

Mainstream Culture ◽

Psychological Dimensions

AbstractThis paper aims to advance the scientific understanding of the role of culture, particularly cultural orientation, in development and psychopathology. We advance a theoretical framework that conceptualizes cultural orientation as a developmental construct represented by multiple psychological dimensions and social identities, and influenced by the contexts in which individuals are embedded. This perspective suggests that cultural orientation changes within individuals over time as a function of their experiences with and memberships in multiple groups, including the mainstream and ethnic culture groups, as well as a function of their normative developmental changes (i.e., the development of cognitive, social, and emotional capabilities). In addition, this framework places the development of an ethnic culture social identity (e.g., an ethnic identity) and a mainstream culture social identity in broader developmental perspectives that recognize these as two of the many social identities that are simultaneously embedded within the individual's self-concept and that simultaneously influence one's cultural orientation. To support the successful integration of culture into the study of development and psychopathology, we describe how highly reliable and valid measures of cultural orientation, indexed by individuals’ social identities, are essential for generating a scientifically credible understanding of the role of cultural orientation in development and psychopathology. Further, we detail some best research practices associated with our developmental and contextual framework, and note some important considerations for researchers interested in studying cultural orientation, development, and psychopathology.

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From Theory to Implementation: Adaptations to a Quality Improvement Initiative According to Implementation Context

Qualitative Health Research ◽

10.1177/10497323211058699 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104973232110586

Author(s):

Abimbola A. Olaniran ◽

Modupe Oludipe ◽

Zelee Hill ◽

Adedoyin Ogunyemi ◽

Nasir Umar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Improvement ◽

Local Governance ◽

Governance Structure ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Theory Of Change ◽

Change Implementation ◽

Quality Improvement Initiative ◽

Primary Health Centres ◽

Implementation Context

As countries continue to invest in quality improvement (QI) initiatives in health facilities, it is important to acknowledge the role of context in implementation. We conducted a qualitative study between February 2019 and January 2020 to explore how a QI initiative was adapted to enable implementation in three facility types: primary health centres, public hospitals and private facilities in Lagos State, Nigeria. Despite a common theory of change, implementation of the initiative needed to be adapted to accommodate the local needs, priorities and organisational culture of each facility type. Across facility types, inadequate human and capital resources constrained implementation and necessitated an extension of the initiative’s duration. In public facilities, the local governance structure was adapted to facilitate coordination, but similar adaptations to governance were not possible for private facilities. Our findings highlight the importance of anticipating and planning for the local adaptation of QI initiatives according to implementation environment.

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A favorable moral and psychological climate of children’s creative team as a condition for determining students’ social identity

Samara Journal of Science ◽

10.17816/snv2021103314 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 279-282

Author(s):

Svetlana Sergeevna Smirnova

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Psychological Climate ◽

Identity Problem ◽

Creative Team

The paper characterizes the contribution of domestic and Western scientists to the study of social identity problem (A.V. Averchenko, I.V. Baryshnikova, L.V. Kalinina, A.V. Nechaev, D.P. Sidorenko, H. Arendt, J. Ranciere, H. Tajfel). The role of childrens creative team and favorable moral and psychological climate of childrens creative team in determining students social identity are outlined. The paper contains the results of the study of psychological climate of childrens creative team of the Russian folk instruments orchestra. The author also characterizes relations in the collective and students perception of themselves in the collective as members of the Russian folk instruments orchestra. The author also presents a process of formation of moral and psychological climate of childrens creative team in the context of value-meaningful and contextual approaches realization to create conditions for students social identity search and definition. The author has proposed types of lessons (informational, problem-based, discussion, double lecture, reflective, exploratory) and methods of educational and extracurricular creative activities that contribute to students social identity search and definition.

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