Dissonance within the social self: exploring the effects of norm conflict between ingroups

Becker, Anna Maria; Masson, Torsten; Fritsche, Immo

doi:10.1080/23743603.2023.2214965

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“…The existence of escalation and conflict between the two countries has resulted in a shift in dynamics in society (Hadžić, 2022). Becker et al's (2023) study highlights the tangible transformation of fundamental value construction within society. On the other hand, conflict and escalation have a major impact on all aspects of life, creating a new reality in society (Miller-Graff & Cummings, 2017).…”

Section: Conflict Between Israel and Palestinementioning

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Socio-religious behavior on consumption pattern during Israel and Palestine conflict in Muslim society

Airlangga PH,

Saputri,

Nurhakim

2024

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The changes in consuption patterns triggered by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the pro-Israel boycott movement in Indonesia are important since they show the influence of socio-religious values on cunsumers behavior and the resulting impacts on companies and the workforce. Previous studies primarily focused on analyzing the causes and implications of the conflict, and paid insufficient attention to the socio-religious behavior perspective in changing consumption patterns. This study includes boycott actions, the social and religious characteristics of both pro and con movements, and the involvement of state institutions in responding to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The desk research method is used by collecting data through digital media analysis, including online news, social media, and library research. The findings of this study include the internalization of social religious values as a driving force for boycott actions, moral considerations influencing the defense of opinions in society, and the involvement of major powers in strenghtening the boycott movement. The uniqueness of this study lies in its in-depth approach to religious social behavior in the context of changing consumption patterns amidst armed conflict.

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Section: Conflict Between Israel and Palestinementioning

confidence: 97%

Socio-religious behavior on consumption pattern during Israel and Palestine conflict in Muslim society

Airlangga PH,

Saputri,

Nurhakim

2024

IASJOL

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“…Their intergroup dynamic strengthens the choice situation by emphasising the need to choose one or the other because their presence emphasises and gives arguments of both sides of the debate: the conflict out there. Individuals may experience ambivalence if they do not sufficiently identify with either of the groups involved in the debate (Somlo et al, 1 2015), if they partially identify with both groups, if they do not want to be associated with the activist within the group (Stuart et al, 2018) or if they are part of multiple groups which have opposing or conflicting opinions and interests (Becker et al, 2023). Additionally, significant others might disagree on the issue (Priester & Petty, 2001), or they might feel (peer) pressure to agree and conform with the beliefs of close others (Festinger, 1950).…”

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea?

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Chapter 1 issue. Importantly, this group may represent an often invisible but certainly not indifferent group in society, being both aware of and, to some extent, invested in the topic at hand. They have not taken sides (yet), but they could and thus have the potential to make or break the debate. This makes ambivalents, as we will refer to these individuals from now on, an important target to understand for researchers, but also for those who want to persuade others to take their side.In this dissertation, we 1 focus on the position, opinion, and motivations of ambivalents in the context of contentious societal debates-those who can be described as on the fence. The empirical studies reported in this dissertation specifically focus on Dutch and US samples of ambivalents on issues that are the subject of societal debate, such as blackface (C Ch ha ap pt te er r 2 2 a an nd d 3 3), fireworks and meat consumption (C Ch ha ap pt te er r 3 3), and abortion (C Ch ha ap pt te er r 4 4). Our studies paint a novel portrait of the ambivalent as feeling caught in the social crossfire of the societal debate, or, to put it in perhaps more poetic terms, between the devil and deep blue sea. Indeed, we currently know little about this group, despite their potential importance for helping or hindering social change. This dissertation aims to shed new light on the social-psychological sources and experience of felt ambivalence in societal debates by seeking to answer three key research questions: Why do ambivalents feel ambivalent in the context of societal debate? How do they experience their ambivalence in such contexts? And, how do ambivalents cope with their felt ambivalence in such contexts?To achieve this aim, we explore ambivalents' experience of ambivalence using qualitative (interview) and quantitative (survey) methods across different societal debates (e.g., Zwarte Piet in the Netherlands and abortion in the USA). In C Ch ha ap pt te er rs s 2 2, , 3 3 a an nd d 4 4 we examine the link between the perception of societal conflict, the conflict out there, and the inner experience of ambivalence, which we refer to as the conflict within, by exploring the social forces (e.g., opinions of those around) behind felt ambivalence. C Ch ha ap pt te er r 2 2 provides a qualitative study of the experience of ambivalence about an annual Dutch societal debate about a tradition involving blackface (Zwarte Piet). In our analysis, we suggest that ambivalence is experienced as feeling caught in the social crossfire, which is complemented in C Ch ha ap pt te er r 3 3 with quantitative data across this and two other societal debates (i.e., meat consumption, New Year's Eve fireworks in the Netherlands).1 All three empirical chapters are published as separate articles in journals in our field and co-authored by me and my supervisors Martijn van Zomeren en Katherine Stroebe. For this reason, I will use "we" when discussing the findings and research in this dissertation. Hogg & Smith, 2007). This is why we build on four key insights from the s...

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Dissonance within the social self: exploring the effects of norm conflict between ingroups

Cited by 2 publications

References 76 publications

Socio-religious behavior on consumption pattern during Israel and Palestine conflict in Muslim society

Socio-religious behavior on consumption pattern during Israel and Palestine conflict in Muslim society

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea?

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