Canada, a Fertile Ground for Intergroup Relations and Social Identity Theory

Lalonde, Richard N.; Cila, Jorida; Yampolsky, Maya A.

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“…This difference could be explained by the relative ease of integrating a more proximal new identity (e.g., "Montréalais) that is also less abstract but more salient and likely to be associated with concrete interpersonal relationships they are developing in their city. The Canadian identity in the context of Québec is still contested; while the sovereignist movement in Québec (in favor of a strong Provincial identity and a non-existent Canadian identity) has weakened substantially over the past decade (Changfoot & Cullen, 2011), the Canadian identity may represent a superordinate identity that is relatively foreign from and imposed onto the Québécois people (Lalonde, Cila, & Yampolsky, 2016).…”

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Cultural identity dynamics: Capturing changes in cultural identities over time and their intraindividual organization

Amiot

Doucerain

Zhou

et al. 2018

Euro J Social Psych

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Important life transitions – such as migration – have the potential to enrich one's sense of self, but they are also demanding and challenging. The current research investigates how cultural identities change and become configured over time among newly arrived international students and the social factors that predict these longitudinal changes. A four‐wave longitudinal study was conducted during international students' first year in their new country (N = 278). Multivariate hierarchical linear modeling analyses allowed us to unpack both baseline (between‐person) and intraindividual change (within‐person) effects. Whereas increased psychological need satisfaction via both the new and one's heritage cultural group predicted increased identity integration, greater discrimination (i.e., both at baseline and an increase over time) predicted increased compartmentalization and the predominance (categorization) of one identity over the others. Results are discussed in light of novel theoretical developments in the acculturation and identity change literatures.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Cultural identity dynamics: Capturing changes in cultural identities over time and their intraindividual organization

Amiot

Doucerain

Zhou

et al. 2018

Euro J Social Psych

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“…Finally, Lalonde et al. (2016) describe how French Canadians created a more assertive social identity based on the French language in the “Quiet Revolution”. A political party started using slogans explicitly in French, such as “Maître chez nous” (Masters of Our Own House).…”

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“…A political party started using slogans explicitly in French, such as “Maître chez nous” (Masters of Our Own House). This signalled increased awareness and political influence, later resulting in laws favoring French over English (Lalonde et al., 2016). Lalonde et al.…”

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“…Lalonde et al. (2016) described these slogans as a combination of social competition and social creativity strategies being used at the same time, changing the dimension of intergroup comparisons but aimed at achieving social change. These examples beg the question of how the role of social creativity as questioning social stability differs from social competition.…”

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“…Having a politicized social identity makes collective action more likely (e.g., Turner‐Zwinkels & Van Zomeren, 2020; Turner‐Zwinkels et al., 2015; see also Jost et al., 2017) and along similar lines we think that reappropriation or creating a more assertive social identity in order to question social stability is more likely among politicized groups. The reinterpreted intergroup comparison or the newly created, more assertive, identity (e.g., Lalonde et al., 2016) needs to be accepted by other ingroup members to successfully challenge social stability. Additionally, some form of acknowledgment of the newly created intergroup comparisons by the relevant higher‐status group would increase the impact of questioning social stability on actual status relations.…”

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Social creativity: Reviving a social identity approach to social stability

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Becker

2021

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Social Identity Theory (SIT) is commonly applied to explain social change. We aim to revive interest in the concept of social creativity in order to provide a SIT perspective on bolstering and challenging social stability. Social creativity allows people to maintain or achieve a positive social identity through re‐interpreting intergroup relations. Despite this crucial role in shaping intergroup comparisons, the causes and effects of social creativity are largely unknown. To understand how social creativity can contribute to social stability, we argue for a return to SIT's dynamic nature of constantly renegotiating intergroup relations, involving both higher‐ and lower‐status groups. Within these dynamics, we propose that social creativity can play the roles of coping with, promoting, and questioning social stability. Additionally, we outline a research agenda for future research on social creativity and discuss the impact that social stability can have in societies.

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Intercultural Communication Study in Canada

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2017

The International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication

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Canadian intercultural communication research is grounded in the dynamics of an officially bilingual and linguistically regionalized, immigrant‐receiving nation grounded in the ongoing dynamics of indigenous–settler relations. Current research addresses issues in intercultural communication across diverse domains (e.g., education, healthcare), including the role of group status and power in intercultural interactions; the development of linguistic, communicative and (inter)cultural competence; the reciprocal relation between identity and communication; and the challenges of establishing common ground. Emergent themes include greater attention to the context, particularly the dynamics of social networks; bi‐ and multicultural identities in everyday social situations; the interplay between language and culture acquisition; as well as positive and negative aspects of the communication process and its outcomes.

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Canada, a Fertile Ground for Intergroup Relations and Social Identity Theory

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Cultural identity dynamics: Capturing changes in cultural identities over time and their intraindividual organization

Cultural identity dynamics: Capturing changes in cultural identities over time and their intraindividual organization

Social creativity: Reviving a social identity approach to social stability

Intercultural Communication Study in Canada

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