Social Identity Performance: Extending the Strategic Side of SIDE

Klein, Olivier; Spears, Russell; Reicher, Stephen

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“…These larger cultural influences frame identity development experiences at the more proximal level, as individuals fulfill the second level of analysis, social roles, and relate with important others in their more immediate contexts. Even more proximally, each individual negotiates multiple aspects of identity within particular domains, the third level, and in the contexts of their everyday experiences, the fourth level, all with the challenge of creating a sense of self that feels coherent and whole both across and within these levels (Klein, Spears, & Reicher, 2007). Some authors describe this negotiation as the task of integrating or managing multiple identities (e.g., Curtin, Kende, & Kende, 2016;Kang & Bodenhausen, 2015); however, in this model, we will use the term "identity" to capture the integrated, contextualized, holistic sense of self, which is comprised of numerous aspects of self.…”

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An integrated developmental model for studying identity content in context.

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McLean

Syed

2017

Developmental Psychology

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Historically, identity researchers have placed greater emphasis on processes of identity development (how people develop their identities) and less on the content of identity (what the identity is). The relative neglect of identity content may reflect the lack of a comprehensive framework to guide research. In this article, we provide such a comprehensive framework for the study of the content of identity, including four levels of analysis. At the broadest level, we situate individual identity within historical, cultural, and political contexts, elaborating on identity development within the context of shifting cultural norms, values, and attitudes.Histories of prejudice and discrimination are relevant in shaping intersections among historically marginalized identities. Second, we examine social roles as unique and central contexts for identity development, such that relationship labels become integrated into a larger identity constellation. Third, domains of individual or personal identity content intersect to yield a sense of self in which various aspects are subjectively experienced as an integrated whole. We explore the negotiation of culturally marginalized and dominant identity labels, as well as idiosyncratic aspects of identities based on unique characteristics or group memberships. Finally, we argue that the content of identity is enacted at the level of everyday interactions, the "micro-level" of identity. The concepts of identity conflict, coherence, and compartmentalization are presented as strategies used to navigate identity content across these four levels. This framework serves as an organizing tool for the current literature, as well as for designing future studies on the identity development.

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Section: Identity Content In Contextmentioning

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An integrated developmental model for studying identity content in context.

Galliher

McLean

Syed

2017

Developmental Psychology

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“…Klein, Spears and Reicher (2007), for example, have put forward the notion of 'social identity performance' for the public expression of identity-relevant norms. Identity performance can take a variety of forms and serve different purposes.…”

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“…Identity performance can take a variety of forms and serve different purposes. Following Scheepers et al (2002Scheepers et al ( , 2003 who distinguish between two functions of in-group bias, a distinction between an identity consolidation function and an instrumental function is made (Klein et al, 2007). Identity consolidation defines the place of one's group within the social structure by expressing the value of the group symbolically.…”

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“…Research on the functions of intergroup differentiation and identity performance has predominantly focused on the role of structural factors and situational features, like the stability of status differences, group threat and communication context (Klein et al, 2007;Scheepers et al, 2002Scheepers et al, , 2003. The Muslim minority in the Netherlands face high levels of religious identity threat.…”

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Religious identity consolidation and mobilization among Turkish Dutch Muslims

Verkuyten

Yildiz

2009

Euro J Social Psych

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This paper investigates religious identity consolidation in terms of the endorsement of the rights of Dutch Muslims to publicly express their identity, and identity mobilization in terms of the attitude towards normative forms of political organization. Identity consolidation and mobilization were examined as a function of the content of Muslim identity. A distinction was made between an individualized and a communal interpretation of what it means to be a Muslim, in addition to orthodox belief. Personal meaning and personal certainty as two aspects of an individualized interpretation were found to be positively associated to the endorsement of Muslim expressive rights, but not to the attitude towards political organization. Behavioural involvement and Muslim group interdependence were positively associated with identity organization. Orthodoxy was related to both identity consolidation and mobilization. Theoretical implications of these results are discussed.

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“…Stereotypes are very efficient rhetorical devices, that can be used to mobilize other group members into supporting the speaker's political projects (Klein, Spears, & Reicher, 2007). As stereotypes are collectively understandings of the important groups composing one's social environment, they provide a readily accessible «image» of the social structure on which group leaders can capitalize to mobilize support for their political projects.…”

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Stereotypes in Social Psychology

Klein

Bernard

Wright³

2015

International Encyclopedia of the Social &Amp; Behavioral Sciences

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Social stereotypes are an individual's set of beliefs about the characteristics of members of a group. They fulfill a variety of functions, such as interpreting others' behaviors, explaining social events and legitimizing the organization of society. They influence social judgment via both automatic and controlled cognitive processes. The formation of shared stereotypes reflects a group's attempt to appraise the social position of relevant out-groups in line with its pre-existing norms and beliefs. Two main dimensions, competence and warmth, organize the content of stereotypes. The position of an out-group on these two dimensions is a function of its perceived status and level of cooperation towards the ingroup. When they are shared within majority groups, stereotypes can exert a variety of undesirable influences on the members of minority group, including impairing their performance in domains targeted by these social stereotypes.

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Social Identity Performance: Extending the Strategic Side of SIDE

Cited by 320 publications

References 95 publications

An integrated developmental model for studying identity content in context.

An integrated developmental model for studying identity content in context.

Religious identity consolidation and mobilization among Turkish Dutch Muslims

Stereotypes in Social Psychology

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