scholarly journals Multiple goal perspective and social identification processes

Addiction ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winifred A. Gebhardt
Keyword(s):  
Social Identification ◽  
Multiple Goal ◽  
Identification Processes

Social identification processes, group dynamics and the behaviour of combatants

2008 ◽  
Vol 90 (870) ◽  
pp. 259-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Castano ◽  
Bernhard Leidner ◽  
Patrycja Slawuta
Keyword(s):  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Group Identities ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Identification Processes

AbstractIn this contribution, respect for international humanitarian law among combatants is considered from a social psychological perspective. According to this perspective, the social identities derived by individuals from their membership of social groups provide norms and values used by the individual to interpret events, form opinions and decide upon a course of action. We argue that group identities are particularly salient in combat situations, and that they have a profound influence on combatants' decisions to respect or violate international humanitarian law.

How Discrimination Shapes Social Identification Processes and Well-Being Among Arab Americans

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader H. Hakim ◽  
Ludwin E. Molina ◽  
Nyla R. Branscombe
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Arab Americans ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Secondary Analyses ◽  
Identification Processes

The increasingly xenophobic U.S. climate warrants a close investigation of Arab American responses to discrimination. We conducted secondary analyses of two large data sets to examine social identity processes and their relationship to well-being. In a representative sample of Muslim Arab Americans (Study 1, n = 228), discrimination was related to decreased American identification, which in turn predicted lower well-being. Another large sample of Arab Americans (Study 2, n = 1,001) revealed how social identity processes differ by religious group. For Christian Arab Americans, discrimination predicted an indirect negative effect on well-being through decreased American identification. Muslim Arab Americans showed the same pattern, but also stronger religious and ethnic identification the more they experienced discrimination, which partially buffered the harmful effects on well-being. These data present a social cohesion challenge where the maintenance of national identity necessitates less discrimination and injustice against minorities.

scholarly journals Young Somalis’ social identity in Sweden and Britain: The interplay of group dynamics, socio-political environments, and transnational ties in social identification processes

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Scuzzarello ◽  
Benny Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Social Competition ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Transnational Ties ◽  
Political Environments ◽  
Identification Processes

AbstractIn this article, we aim to contribute to the literature on social identification among migrants and minorities by offering a theoretical framework that accounts for the interplay of socio-psychological factors, local and transnational group dynamics, and the socio-political environment in which migrants live. This approach enables us to analyse not only the political significance of identity, but also the psychology of identity formation. Drawing upon qualitative data, we analyse how young Somalis (N = 43) living in the municipalities of Malmö (Sweden) and Ealing (United Kingdom) construct and negotiate their ethnic social identities in relation to: Somali elders living in the same city; Somalis in Somalia and in the diaspora; and the British/Swedish majority society. We show that, to secure a positive self-identity vis-à-vis these referent groups, young Somalis engage in psychological strategies of separation; social competition; and social creativity. The socio-political environment in which they are embedded influences which strategy they adopt.

Identification Processes in Online Groups

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Gabbiadini ◽  
Silvia Mari ◽  
Chiara Volpato ◽  
Maria Grazia Monaci
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Group Behavior ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Virtual Group ◽  
Identification Processes ◽  
Online Video Games

Online video games are a popular leisure activity around the world; such virtual environments enable new ways for social identity to develop. This study investigated the motives affecting social identification processes in the massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft (WoW). In this video game, players interact with other players in a tridimensional virtual world through their avatar. A sample of 92 WoW players took part in a data collection Web survey. Building on the theory of social identity, we tested the predictive power of three identification motives: self-esteem enhancement, optimal distinctiveness, and uncertainty reduction. Additionally, considering previous research on MMORPGs, we added identification with the game character and membership duration as further predictors of virtual group identification. The construct of virtual group identification was analyzed at two levels: identification with the faction and guild of the character. Furthermore, the current study was a first attempt to understand whether online identification may lead to group behavior such as evaluative ingroup bias. Our results indicated that traditional motivational theories of social identity were mostly confirmed. Moreover, identification with the avatar emerged as a strong predictor of group identity. Additionally, at both levels of analysis, group attachment led to an evaluative differentiation between the ingroup and outgroup. The findings are discussed in light of modern theories of social identity and media research.

scholarly journals “Low Ability,” Participation, and Identity in Dialogic Pedagogy

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Snell ◽  
Adam Lefstein
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Classroom Discourse ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Ethnographic Methods ◽  
Teaching Intervention ◽  
Dialogic Teaching ◽  
Dialogic Pedagogy ◽  
Identification Processes ◽  
Low Ability

Teachers are increasingly called on to use dialogic teaching practices to engage active pupil participation in academically challenging classroom discourse. Such practices are in tension with commonly held beliefs about pupil ability as fixed and/or context independent. Moreover, teaching practices that seek to make pupil thinking visible can also make perceived pupil “inarticulateness” and/or “low ability” visible, with important implications for pupil identities. This article explores how teachers in a dialogic teaching intervention managed the participation and identities of “low ability” pupils. We use linguistic ethnographic methods to analyze three different case studies in which teachers seek to include underachieving pupils’ voices in the discussion and discuss implications for dialogic pedagogy and the study of classroom social identification processes.

scholarly journals Identification and stereotypes as determinants of brand extension potential

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Marie Schons ◽  
Philipp Thöne
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Brand Extension ◽  
New Product ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
New Product Introduction ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Product Introduction ◽  
Identification Processes

Current research suggests that social identification processes play an important role in markets. In this study, the authors propose that marketing research has neglected one important factor, which influences the success of a brand extension, namely the group processes between social groups and brand communities framing the new product introduction. Based on social identification theory, the authors derive a framework integrating identification and stereotyping processes, simultaneously testing for drivers of brand extension potential, which have been found to be important in past empirical studies. Using a structural equation modeling approach, the authors test for in-group and out-group effects in two hypothetical brand extension scenarios of one snowboard brand (Burton), and a surf brand (Billabong) into the ski market. They find that the social identification processes underlying the new product introduction significantly drive the potential success of the brand extension. By being the first study to explore the role of identification and stereotype effects in brand extension, the authors make an important contribution to research in this area. Moreover, our study provides important implications for brand managers planning to extend their brands into new product categories.

Perceived Proximity in Virtual Work: Explaining the Paradox of Far-but-Close

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 979-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne M. Wilson ◽  
Michael Boyer O'Leary ◽  
Anca Metiu ◽  
Quintus R. Jett
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Work ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
Physical Proximity ◽  
Paradoxical Phenomenon ◽  
Close Physical Proximity ◽  
Identification Processes ◽  
Dispersed Work

One's colleagues can be situated in close physical proximity, yet seem quite distant. Conversely, one's colleagues can be quite far away in objective terms, yet seem quite close. In this paper, we explore this paradoxical phenomenon of feeling close to geographically distant colleagues and propose a model of perceived proximity (a dyadic and asymmetric construct which reflects one person's perception of how close or how far another person is). The model shows how communication and social identification processes, as well as certain individual and socio-organizational factors, affect feelings of proximity. The aim is to broaden organizational studies' theoretical understandings of proximity to include the subjective perception of it. By shifting the focus from objective to perceived proximity, we believe that scholars can resolve many conflicting findings regarding dispersed work. By understanding what leads to perceived proximity, we also believe that managers can achieve many of the benefits of co-location without actually having employees work in one place.

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