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

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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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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How customer novelty seeking influences customer CSR perceptions

Marketing Intelligence & Planning ◽

10.1108/mip-07-2014-0140 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 486-507 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Andrea Pérez ◽

Ignacio Rodríguez del Bosque

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Model ◽

Novelty Seeking ◽

Corporate Investments ◽

Banking Services ◽

Content Type ◽

Customer Perceptions ◽

Corporate Credibility ◽

Corporate Social

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to first, propose a causal model to understand the process of corporate social responsibility (CSR) perception formation among customers; and second, identify differences among innovative and conservative customers in that process. Design/methodology/approach – A structural equation model is tested in a sample of 1,124 banking services customers in Spain. Also, a multisampling analysis is implemented in order to determine how novelty seeking moderates the process of CSR perception formation among customers. Findings – Results confirm that customer CSR perceptions are directly and positively influenced by: the congruence between CSR initiatives and corporate profile; customer attributions of corporate motivations to engage in CSR; and corporate credibility in developing CSR initiatives. Nonetheless, while innovative customers pay greater attention to corporate credibility than conservative customers when evaluating CSR initiatives, conservative customers evaluate the congruence of CSR initiatives and their attribution of altruistic motivations to a larger extent than innovative customers. Practical implications – These findings suggest that companies should take into account customer novelty seeking when planning their CSR and communication strategies because highlighting different qualities of their CSR initiatives can have diverse effects for the success of corporate investments. Originality/value – The greatest contribution of the paper is the study of the moderating role of novelty seeking in the process of customer CSR perception formation; previous scholars had long ignored this variable when evaluating customer perceptions.

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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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Dilemmas of resistance: How concerns for cultural identity shape and constrain resistance among minority groups

10.31234/osf.io/hpve7 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Andrew G Livingstone ◽

Russell Spears ◽

Antony Manstead ◽

Damilola Makanju ◽

Joseph Sweetman

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Collective Action ◽

Cultural Identity ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Integrative Review ◽

Major Theme ◽

Social Psychological ◽

Psychological Models ◽

Key Aspects

A major theme in social psychological models of collective action is that a sense of shared social identity is a critical foundation for collective action. In this review, we suggest that for many minority groups, this foundational role of social identity can be double edged. This is because material disadvantage is also often coupled with the historical erosion of key aspects of ingroup culture and other group-defining attributes, constituting a threat to the very sense of who “we” are. This combination presents a set of dilemmas of resistance for minority groups seeking to improve their ingroup’s position. Focusing on the role of ingroup language and history, we present an integrative review of our research on five different dilemmas. We conclude that the central role of social identity in collective action and resistance can itself present challenges for groups whose core sense of who they are has been eroded.

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Peran Identitas Agama Terhadap Niat Menggunakan Kosmetik Halal : Perluasan Theory of Planned Behavior

Ihtifaz Journal of Islamic Economics Finance and Banking ◽

10.12928/ijiefb.v2i2.921 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 89

Author(s):

Anton Priyo Nugroho ◽

Dzulfikar Izzat ◽

Wuri Suhasti

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Subjective Norm ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Intention To Use ◽

Behavior Control ◽

Perceived Behavior Control ◽

Role Of Religion

Market share of halal cosmetics in Indonesia increased all of the time. It was not surprising, as a country with the biggest Moslem population in the world, the need of halal cosmetics is a must. Had it trued that the consumption of halal cosmetics driven by religion (Islam) as a social identity or by other factors. This study tried to find the role of religion as consumer’s social identity with extended theory planned behavior. This study used purposived sampling technics among 100 collage students in Yogyakarta and analyzed with partial Least Square (PLS)s-SEM used smartPLS software. This research found that religion identity was not influenced toward intention to use cosmetics halal. The other variables, attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavior control have a positive and significant influenced toward intention to use halal cosmetics.

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