Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?
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climate change / environment / cooperation / social dilemma / tragedy of the commons / social identity / social norms
Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?
Effectively managing shared natural resources is essential to protecting and improving our physical environment. This cannot be done without cooperation at international, national and local levels. Bringing together research on social dilemmas from the laboratory and the field gives us hope that we can work together to make a difference: we are social beings not ruled purely by economic motives, but influenced by our social context....
/ moreWho gives a Tweet? Fandom, social identity, and why people take to Twitter
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social influence / social identity / fandom / basking in the reflective glory (BIRG) / self-esteem / followership
Who gives a Tweet? Fandom, social identity, and why people take to Twitter
When we think of the world in terms of categories and different groups of people, we think of the various groups to which we belong and our identities within such groups. The groups to which we belong impact how we perceive ourselves, how others perceive us, and the extent to which we express our social identities in order to bolster our self-esteem. This blog will examine how and why people are motivated to express their social identities using social media and, more specifically, will propose that Twitter serves an important identity function for group members. / more
Foul-weather friends: Social psychology and school aggression
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school / Aggression / bullying / peer group / social identity
Foul-weather friends: Social psychology and school aggression
In my last post, I discussed a striking observational study why peer only help infrequently, but I focused my discussion on the point of view of those who are bullying. In this post, I'll look at the perspective of the bullied victims. When it comes to the social psychology of aggression in schools, it seems that groups can both be a part of the problem and the solution, and I will discuss ways on how to attain this. / more
Sticks and stones and breaking bones: Social psychology and school aggression
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school / Aggression / bullying / peer group / social identity
Sticks and stones and breaking bones: Social psychology and school aggression
Bullying is a pervasive issue in schools today. This is one of two blog posts that will look at school aggression from the perspective of contemporary social psychology. In this post, I'll examine the role of groups in encouraging bullying. In my next post, I'll look at the perspective of the bullied victims. When it comes to bullying, it seems that groups can both be a part of the problem and the solution. / more
Complementing Individualism with The Social Identity Approach
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convictions / morality / outrage / social identity
Complementing Individualism with The Social Identity Approach
Have you ever thought about where your strong moral convictions (if any) come from? For example, let`s assume you feel strongly about the sacredness of the Qur’an, and feel outraged when someone mocks your Holy Book. Or, alternatively, you feel strongly about freedom of speech, and hence feel outraged when those mocking a holy book are threatened and attacked by those who perceive this as a transgression of their sacred values. Is it, in these cases, a strictly personal part of who you are that reacts so strongly, or is your conviction perhaps derived from important groups you are a member of? / more
‘The Vision Thing’
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charisma / leadership / social identity / vision
‘The Vision Thing’
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. [John Welch, American businessman, former head of General Electric] Vision is the key to understanding leadership, and real leaders have never lost the childlike ability to dream dreams… Vision is the blazing campfire around which people with gather. It provides light, energy, warmth and unity. [Bill Newman, Australian broadcaster] The very essence... / more