What groups do for individuals

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what are the benefits f group memembership
interdependence, cooperation, clarity,roles
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what are high identifiers
willing to take part in conflicts between union and employers because they see solidarity
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What are low identifiers
willing to do so when they see it in their own interests
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What is affiliation
Grouping together with people who have the same attitudes
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what is terror management
People look for structure in their lives to confront the inevitability of their death (Greenberg et al., 1986) Group norms, identities, values provide this As does sheer human company
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what is optimal distinctiveness
People like to distinguish themselves from others (Brewer, 1991) But, they need to affiliate with others Being in a group allows both
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Klar & Kasser (2009) - benefits of activisn on behalf of group study - findings
Study 1: more “activist” students were happier, less sad, felt more related, competent, autonomous, hopeful, found more meaning in life/ Study 2: similar findings comparing an “activist” sample to a matched control group
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Bäck, Bäck & Knpaton (2015) findings on need to belong?
People more likely to be activists when they are sensitive to rejection AND need to belong
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what did Jones, J. M., & Jetten, J. (2011). jones and jetten find---- the "social cure"
Jones and Jetten found a correlation between agreement that “I belong to many groups” and physiological recovery from exercise in a sample of RAF trainees. However, the sample size was very small (12).
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what re the 2 routes involve in the social cure
social route / cognitive route
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what is the social route
perceived social support we expect to help ingroup members, and for them to help us (norm of reciprocity) especially when groups are social networks
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what is the cognitive route
self-continuity – when I, or my circumstances, change, my group provides a stable identity self-esteem – when I am proud of my group, I feel better about myself because I associate myself with it
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what did napier and jost (2008) find about the social cure
Found political conservatives are happier Claimed this showed that thinking inequality isn’t severe, or bad, is psychologically beneficial
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what did jetten,haslam , barlow find
Conservatives are richer, higher in status Therefore belong to more groups And it’s this that makes them happier
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Schoemann & Branscombe (2011):
Asked young adults how they felt about an older target dressing young Said to be trying to “pass” as young or not trying to pass…
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what is marginalization
Held to account by group standards (as if “in”), but not fully granted respect, privileges of group membership (as if “out”)
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what did escartin stdy on work bullying show
Highly identified workers were less likely to be victims of bullying Also, companies with high average levels of identification had lower levels of bullying
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rejection - ideitification model ( Brnscombe et al
People from many groups experience discrimination When they perceive this as discrimination, they increase their identification with the stigmatized group To not be alone, to seek acceptance from that group as opposed to wider society This can aid
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