“The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power.” By S. A.Haslam, S. D.Reicher, and M. J.Platow. (E. Sussex, UK: Psychology Press).

Holt, Clare

doi:10.1111/pops.12046

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“…Calamities hence carry the potential to energize common identities and drive their members to take collective action (Van Zomeren et al, 2008). These efforts, however, also require group leaders to actively construct and promote cooperative social identities and make them compelling representations of social reality (see Haslam, Reicher, & Platow, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Social Identities in a Globalized World

Rosenmann

Reese

Cameron

2016

Perspect Psychol Sci

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Globalization-the increasing interconnectedness of societies, economies, and cultures-is a defining feature of contemporary social life. Paradoxically, it underlies both the dynamics of global crises (e.g., rising inequality, climate change) and the possibilities for ameliorating them. In this review, we introduce globalization as a multifaceted process and elaborate its psychological effects with respect to identity, culture, and collective action. Using a social identity approach, we discuss three foci of identification: local culture, globalized Western culture, and humanity in its entirety. Each source of identification is analyzed in terms of its psychological meaning and position vis-à-vis the global power structure. Globalized Western culture forms the basis for an exclusive globalized identity, which privileges only some cultures and ways of life. We conceptualize reactions to its core values in terms of cultural identification and rejection and acceptance of, or opposition to, its global social order. Opposition to this inequitable global order is central to inclusive globalized identities (e.g., identification with humanity). These identities may encourage globally minded collective action, even as more research is needed to address their potential caveats. We consider possibilities for social change and action and conclude that a focused application of psychological science to the study of these issues is overdue.

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Section: Integration Implications and Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%