Social Identity and Intragroup Differentiation as Subjective Social Control

Marques, José M.; Páez, Darío; Abrams, Dominic

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“…Selfconstrual might explain findings from cross-cultural and social psychological research on punitive reactions, such as the correlation between gender and punitiveness (Hupfeld, in press;Oswald, 2001; for the relation between selfconstrual and gender, see Cross & Madson, 1997), or the ''black sheep effect'' (Marques, Páez, & Abrams, 1998;Marques, Yzerbyt, & Leyens, 1988;Van Prooijen, 2006), suggesting that ingroup members are, under particular circumstances, punished more than outgroup members for displaying deviant behavior. Since interdependent self-construal means that one's primary group is directly tied to one's identity, deviant behaviors displayed by ingroup members (which are included in one's self-concept) are much more relevant compared to a rather independent self-construal style.…”

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Are “We” More Punitive than “Me”? Self-Construal Styles, Justice-Related Attitudes, and Punitive Judgments

Gollwitzer

Bücklein

2007

Soc Just Res

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Cross-cultural as well as procedural justice research suggests that an interdependent self-construal is connected to more justice-related concerns, more moral outrage following observed unethical behavior, and a preference for effective but constructive sanctions. Independent self-construal, on the other hand, is expected to be connected to weaker moral reactions toward injustice, but also to preferring punitive over constructive forms of sanctions. Two studies were conducted in which dispositional self-construal was measured. In Study 2, self-construal was also manipulated with a priming procedure. Results show that interdependent self-construal is connected to stronger emotional reactions toward injustice, to social and moral concerns, to preferences for constructive forms, but also to retribution-oriented goals of punitive sanctions. Independent self-construal, on the other hand, goes along with fewer moral concerns, lower punitiveness, but more draconic attitudes.

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Are “We” More Punitive than “Me”? Self-Construal Styles, Justice-Related Attitudes, and Punitive Judgments

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Bücklein

2007

Soc Just Res

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“…People are aware that negative in‐group information can damage the group's status and image (see van Leeuwen, van den Bosch, Castano, & Hopman, ) because deviant behavior prompts them to acknowledge the parameters of socially acceptable behavior and encourages them to behave responsibly. According to subjective group dynamics theory, in‐group prescriptive deviance can create a powerful instigator of people's motivation to uphold positively valued group norms, thereby preserving the group's status, and therefore one's own identity (Marques et al, ; Marques et al, ). For instance, to maintain group distinctiveness group members may distance themselves from deviant behavior to protect the in‐group (Abrams, Marques, Bown, & Henson, ) and improve its validity (see Hogg & Abrams, ).…”

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“…It thereby defines and motivates people to reinforce prescriptive norms (i.e., social and moral obligations; see Durkheim, ). Experimental evidence on subjective group dynamics (SGD; Marques, Páez & Abrams, ; Marques, Abrams, Páez & Hogg, ) shows generally that these norms are psychologically much more compelling if they relate to one's in‐group, and hence one's own identity (Tajfel, ). SGD theory proposes that when people regard themselves as members of a social group they become motivated to maximise and maintain the group's standards by ensuring that it adheres to prescriptive in‐group norms.…”

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“We aren’t idlers”: Using subjective group dynamics to promote prosocial driver behavior at long‐wait stops

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Abrams

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J Applied Social Pyschol

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Idling engines are a substantial air pollutant which contribute to many health and environmental problems. In this field experiment (N = 419) we use the subjective group dynamics framework to test ways of motivating car drivers to turn off idle engines at a long wait stop where the majority leave their engines idling. One of three normative messages (descriptive norm, in‐group prescriptive deviance, outgroup prescriptive deviance) was displayed when barriers were down at a busy railway level‐crossing. Compared to the baseline, normative messages increased the proportion of drivers that turned off their engines. Consistent with subjective group dynamics theory, the most effective approach was to highlight instances of in‐group prescriptive deviance (47% stopped idling, compared with 28% in the baseline). Implications for health and environmental outcomes and future research are discussed.

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“…Thus, group members display "horizontal hostility" towards in-group members who threaten the category's distinctiveness from out-groups (White and Langer 1999). They dislike deviant in-group members more than certain outgroup members (Marques et al 1998), and they reject insiders who advocate diverse ideas more than outsiders who advocate them (Phillips 2000).…”

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Valuing Internal vs. External Knowledge: Explaining the Preference for Outsiders

2003

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This paper compares how managers value knowledge from internal and external sources. Although many theories account for favoritism toward insiders, we find that preferences for knowledge obtained from outsiders are also prevalent. Two complementary case studies and survey data from managers demonstrate the phenomenon of valuing external knowledge more highly than internal knowledge and reveal some mechanisms through which this process occurs. We found evidence that the preference for outsider knowledge is the result of managerial responses to (1) the contrasting status implications of learning from internal versus external competitors, and (2) the availability or scarcity of knowledge-internal knowledge is more readily available and hence subject to greater scrutiny, while external knowledge is more scarce, which makes it appear more special and unique. We conclude by considering some consequences of the external knowledge preference for organizational functioning.In-Group Favoritism, Learning, Internal Competition, Knowledge Management

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Social Identity and Intragroup Differentiation as Subjective Social Control

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Are “We” More Punitive than “Me”? Self-Construal Styles, Justice-Related Attitudes, and Punitive Judgments

Are “We” More Punitive than “Me”? Self-Construal Styles, Justice-Related Attitudes, and Punitive Judgments

“We aren’t idlers”: Using subjective group dynamics to promote prosocial driver behavior at long‐wait stops

Valuing Internal vs. External Knowledge: Explaining the Preference for Outsiders

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