Reconstructing the self and social identity:

2018 ◽  
pp. 135-160
Author(s):  
David Wainwright ◽  
Elaine Wainwright ◽  
Rachel Black ◽  
Susan Kenyon
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
The Self

scholarly journals The Person and Religious Poetry in Malay

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-261
Author(s):  
Harry Aveling ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Close Connection ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
Religious Poetry ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Self ◽  
Religion And Poetry

Accepting that there is a close connection between religion and poetry, the paper focuses on the person that is presented in poetry in Malay in response to the Divine. The concept of “the person” used contains three elements: (a) the human identity – our common physiological and psychological qualities; (b) the social identity – arising from our membership in the various groups that make up our particular society; and, (c) the self – the unique personal sense of who I am. It argues that the person in Malay religious poetry is largely a “social identity” the self surrendered to God through membership in the Muslim community. Keywords: religious poetry, person, human identity, social identity, the individual self

Feminist Perspectives on the Self

2021 ◽  
pp. 162-179
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Sexual Difference ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Care Ethics ◽  
The Self ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Homo Economicus ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
Feminist Perspectives

This chapter discusses feminist critiques of the conventional conceptions of the self. They believe that these conceptions are incomplete and misleading as they ignore the multiple sources of social identity constituted by one's gender, sexual orientation, race, class, age, ethnicity, among others. They charge that Kantian and homo economicus views of the self are androcentric and masculinist. Feminist philosophical work on the self has taken three main tacks: critique of established views of the self, reclamation of women's selfhood, and reconceptualisation of the self to incorporate women's experience. Their reclamation strategies include revaluation of the 'feminine' activities of mothering and other modes for maintaining vital social bonds through the development of care ethics and eros ethics, exploration of separatist practices, rethinking autonomy to include women by moving beyond the Kantian and homo economicus models, and reclamation of sexual difference through a symbolic analysis of female identity.

Social group membership and an incidental ingroup-memory advantage

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-178
Author(s):  
Youngbin A Jeon ◽  
Alexis M Banquer ◽  
Anaya S Navangul ◽  
Kyungmi Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The Self ◽  
Task Demand ◽  
Memory Enhancement ◽  
Memory Suppression ◽  
Processing Information ◽  
Memory Advantage ◽  
Self Reference

Extending the self-reference effect in memory to the level of social identity, previous research showed that processing information in reference to one’s ingroup at encoding enhances memory for the information (i.e., the group-reference effect). Notably, recent work on the self-reference effect has shown that even simply co-presenting an item with self-relevant vs. other-relevant information (e.g., one’s own or another person’s name) at encoding can produce an “incidental” self-memory advantage in the absence of any task demand to evaluate the item’s self-relevancy. In three experiments, the present study examined whether this incidental self-memory advantage extends to the level of social identity using newly created, minimal groups (Experiments 1 and 2) and pre-existing groups (Experiment 3; one’s own or another study major). During encoding, participants judged the location of each target word in relation to a simultaneously presented cue (Ingroup-cue or Outgroup-cue in Experiments 1 and 3; Ingroup-cue, Outgroup-cue, or Neutral-cue in Experiment 2). Consistent across all experiments, a subsequent recognition test revealed a significant memory advantage for words that were presented with the Ingroup-cue. Crucially, this incidental ingroup-memory advantage was driven by ingroup-memory enhancement rather than outgroup-memory suppression relative to memory for words presented with the Neutral-cue (Experiment 2), and was positively correlated with self-reported levels of ingroup identification (i.e., self-investment to one’s ingroup; Experiment 3). Taken together, the present findings provide novel evidence that mere incidental associations between one’s ingroup and to-be-remembered items in a non-referential, non-evaluative encoding context can produce a memory advantage for the items.

scholarly journals Social Identity Theory's Self-Esteem Hypothesis: A Review and Some Suggestions for Clarification

1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Rubin ◽  
Miles Hewstone
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
The Self ◽  
Social State ◽  
Personal Trait

Distinctions are made between global and specific, personal and social, and trait and state self-esteem, and these are used to structure a review of over 40 studies concerning social identity theory's hypothesis that (a) intergroup discrimination elevates self-esteem and (b) low self-esteem motivates discrimination. It is observed that researchers have tended to employ measures of global personal trait self-esteem in their investigations of this self-esteem hypothesis, and it is argued that measures of specific social state self-esteem are more consistent with social identity theory's assumptions. Although no convincing evidence is found for the self-esteem hypothesis in its full and unqualified form, it is argued that this is due to a lack of specificity in its formulation and it is suggested that a more qualified and specific version of the hypothesis may be more appropriate.

scholarly journals Self-perceptions of twice-exceptional students: The influence of labels and educational placement on the self-concept of post-secondary G/LD students

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Lummiss
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Educational Placement ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Self Perceptions

Research highlights the importance of positive self-concept for children and the influence of self-concept on long-term success (Elbaum, 2002; Fong & Yuen, 2009; Rudasill, Capper, Foust, Callahan, Albaugh, 2009), yet studies have rarely focused on the self-perceptions of self-concept of students identified as gifted and with a learning disability (G/LD). Adopting a qualitative case study approach, this study explored how eight post-secondary G/LD students perceived the development of self-concept over time, and how labelling and educational placement influenced those self-perceptions. Data collection included a demographic questionnaire, a Body Biography, and a semi-structured interview that focused on the Body Biography and participants’ self-perceptions of educational placement, labels, social identity, group membership, and self-concept. Guided by the Marsh/Shavelson model of self-concept (1985) and the Social Identity Theory (1986), findings revealed that participants often perceived the gifted and LD components of the G/LD identification as separate entities; that a gifted in-group membership was more often perceived when discussing individual strengths, while an LD in-group membership was perceived when reflecting upon their weaknesses. The findings from this study support the notion that each G/LD student is unique and that identification methods and placement options continue to be a concern with respect to the development of self-concept for G/LD students.

Newcomer Conformity

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Täuber ◽  
Kai Sassenberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Specific Group ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
Group Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The present research is the first to examine the impact of self-construal on newcomers’ motivation to conform with the goals of a novel group. We argue that when social identity (i.e., individuals’ concern for a specific group) has not yet been developed, newcomers rely on self-construal (i.e., individuals’ chronic concern for ingroups and connectedness with others in general) to derive norms for group-serving vs. self-serving behavior. Results of an experiment (N = 157) supported this prediction: Self-construal moderated the relationship between group goals and individual goals (cognitive conformity) as well as the relationship between group goals and members’ effort (behavioral conformity). Specifically, low independent and high interdependent self-construal was associated with greater cognitive and behavioral alignment of the self with the group compared to high independent and low interdependent self-construal. Findings are discussed regarding the role of self-construal as a precedent of conformity.

The Self, Social Identity, and Interethnic Marriage

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (42) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Interethnic Marriage

Badea et al 2019 IJIR - Threat to national identity continuity

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantina Badea ◽  
Michael Bender ◽  
Helene Korda
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Identity Group ◽  
Majority Group ◽  
Muslim Immigrants ◽  
Identity Continuity ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact

European majority group members increasingly perceive threats to national continuity, which in turn leads to defensive reactions, including prejudice against Muslim immigrants. However, according to self-affirmation theory, individuals can respond in a less defensive manner if they have affirmed positive aspects of their self-concept (self-affirmation) or their social identity (group-affirmation). In the present research, we test the potential of affirmation procedures as tools for reducing prejudice towards Muslim immigrants when national continuity is threatened. We examine the impact of personal vs. normative attachment to Christian roots of national identity on the efficacy of affirmation procedures, and the congruence between the threatened and the affirmed domains of the self. Results show that group-affirmation reduced opposition to Muslims’ rights amongst participants personally attached to the idea that national continuity is based on Christian roots. The discussion stresses the importance of non-congruence between the threatened domain of the self and the affirmed domain for the design of affirmation procedures.

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