Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future
... Gordon Allport (1954) proposed one of the most important social psychological events of the 20th century, suggesting that contact ... 1992), and making an overarching common ingroup identity salient (Gaertner, Dovidio, Anastasio, Bachman, & Rust, 1993). Each of ... / moreThat human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life
... of touch may have a powerful impact on our emotional and social functioning. Given its significant beneficial effects, touch may be ... their children, and among members of a group with a shared identity. When people engage in communal sharing , they implicitly assume ... / moreThe victim wars: How competitive victimhood stymies reconciliation between conflicting groups
... suggests that, especially in contexts where material and social resources are scarce, group members actively attempt to affirm that ... between the conflicting groups. The Common In-group Identity Model (CIIM; Dovidio, Gaertner, & Saguy, 2009) suggests that, through ... / moreWould you recognize the perpetrator? What do you need to know when you have to make an identification from a lineup?
... the use of pictures on credit cards for verifying the identity of the customer has proven to be far less beneficial than originally ... manner in which the lineup is presented. Furthermore, social and meta-cognitive influences also play an important role (Brewer, ... / moreHonor in the Past: The Case of Mexico
... articles or memorandums containing their thoughts or social observations. Social historians use various methods to analyze and ... present themselves to the world, in other words, their self-identity. In addition, honor ranked everyone within social hierarchies and so ... / moreThe Role of Honor and Culture in Group-Based Humiliation, Anger and Shame
... psychologically and physically violent behaviors that damage social relationships. Thus, humiliation should not only be regarded as negative ... degraded, ridiculed and put down – in particular, one’s identity has been demeaned or devalued” (Hartling & Luchetta, 1999, p. 264). ... / moreFamily Honour and the Purity of the Family’s Essence: A Relational Models Approach
... it could as well be a true story. Honour is related to social reputation and to the respect one gets from others. When their honour is ... sharing relationships people have a sense of shared identity, ignoring the distinctiveness among the members. The relationship is ... / moreAre You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status
... manhood” may reflect an interpersonal concern about losing social status. When a man hesitates to hug male friends in public or ... even men who are personally quite secure in their gender identity – their sense of themselves as a man, and the extent to which ... / moreThe Ghost in the System: Where Free Will Lurks in Human Minds
... cannot be tested. Science is one thing; the reality of social life is another. In the social mind, free will is synonymous with ... a goal or a trait is a relatively high-level identity for behavior that can be instantiated through a variety of lower-level ... / more‘The Vision Thing’
... processes of collective engagement, active citizenship, and social change. It has the capacity to unite people, to give them a sense of ... creating, co-ordinating and embedding a sense of social identity that is shared between leaders and followers (e.g., Turner , ... / moreHere you can search the entire InMind magazine for any content of your choice. You can reduce your search results by selecting one or more filter options in the right column.