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Lauren E. Duncan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Psychology of Collective Action
The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, 2018Co-Authors: Lauren E. DuncanAbstract:Personality and social psychology research on motivation for collective action is reviewed and integrated into a model. Integrating individual difference variables into the study of motivation for collective action allows a deeper, more complex understanding of this motivation and can explain why some Group members develop Group Consciousness and become politically active whereas others do not. The personality work effectively identifies correlates of collective action without necessarily providing explanations of motivation. The social psychological work provides convincing motives for collective action but downplays individual difference variables. The integration of these two traditions addresses these gaps and allows for a deeper, more complex understanding of the phenomenological experience of the development of Group Consciousness and links to collective action. Promising areas for potential future research are discussed.
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using Group Consciousness theories to understand political activism case studies of barack obama hillary clinton and ingo hasselbach
Journal of Personality, 2010Co-Authors: Lauren E. DuncanAbstract:I describe and integrate several theories of Group Consciousness and collective action, along with 3 case studies of political activists. I have 2 goals: (1) to use the theories to help us understand something puzzling about each life and (2) to use the cases to complicate and expand the theories. Barack Obama's case raises the question of how someone with a politicized Black identity evolved into a politician working for all oppressed people and complicates racial identity development theory. Hillary Clinton's case raises the question of how a middle-class White girl raised in a conservative family became a prominent Democratic Party politician and complicates Group Consciousness theories by demonstrating the importance of generation and personality. Ingo Hasselbach's (a former German neo-Nazi leader) case illustrates relative deprivation theory and raises the question of whether theories developed to explain subordinate Group Consciousness can be applied to movements of dominant Group Consciousness.
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motivation for collective action Group Consciousness as mediator of personality life experiences and women s rights activism
Political Psychology, 1999Co-Authors: Lauren E. DuncanAbstract:Prior research on political activism focused on direct predictors of collective action (e.g., life experiences), with little attention paid to what psychologically motivates individuals to act. The Group Consciousness literature provides an obvious psychological motive for activism, but ignores individual difference variables that differentiate people who develop Group Consciousness from those who do not. This article integrates the two literatures on activism and Group Consciousness, and presents a model whereby Group Consciousness mediates relationships between collective action and personality and life experiences. The general model was evaluated empirically by examiningfeminist Consciousness and women's rights activism in two samples. Feminist Consciousness was found to mediate relationships between activism and a number of personality and life experience variables, including low authoritarianism, political salience, sexual oppression, and education about women's position in society. The possible extension of this model to other kinds of political activism is discussed.
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Motivation for Collective Action: Group Consciousness as Mediator of Personality, life Experiences, and Women’s Rights Activism
Political Psychology, 1999Co-Authors: Lauren E. DuncanAbstract:Prior research on political activism focused on direct predictors of collective action (e.g., life experiences), with little attention paid to what psychologically motivates individuals to act. The Group Consciousness literature provides an obvious psychological motive for activism, but ignores individual difference variables that differentiate people who develop Group Consciousness from those who do not. This article integrates the two literatures on activism and Group Consciousness, and presents a model whereby Group Consciousness mediates relationships between collective action and personality and life experiences. The general model was evaluated empirically by examiningfeminist Consciousness and women's rights activism in two samples. Feminist Consciousness was found to mediate relationships between activism and a number of personality and life experience variables, including low authoritarianism, political salience, sexual oppression, and education about women's position in society. The possible extension of this model to other kinds of political activism is discussed.
Abigail J. Stewart - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Educational Experiences and Shifts in Group Consciousness: Studying Women
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1999Co-Authors: Donna Henderson-king, Abigail J. StewartAbstract:This study takes a multifaceted approach to Group Consciousness. The authors assessed changes in women’s feminist Consciousness due to their exposure to feminism through women’s studies. Feminist Consciousness was measured at the beginning and end of a semester during which some research participants were enrolled in an introductory women’s studies course. Women’s studies students were compared with students who were interested, but not enrolled, in women’s studies. As expected, women’s studies students showed an increase on several aspects of feminist Consciousness, whereas non-women’s studies students did not. Non-women’s studies students became less sensitive to sexism. It is also noteworthy that, although they became more feminist, women’s studies students did not become more negative toward men.
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Feminist Consciousness: Perspectives on Women's Experience
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1997Co-Authors: Donna Henderson-king, Abigail J. StewartAbstract:Research on feminist Consciousness has often relied on feminist self-identification as an indicator of women's Group Consciousness. In this study, several measures of Group Consciousness including Group evaluations, political beliefs about gender relations, and sensitivity to sexism were used to predict women's self-identification as feminist. This set of variables was also used to predict four stages of feminist identity: passive acceptance, revelation, embeddedness/emanation, and synthesis. Findings emphasize the importance of not relying simply on self-identification in research on feminist Consciousness. A view of feminist Consciousness that goes beyond a dichotomous approach is recommended, as is further work on assessments of the phenomenology of Consciousness.
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Women or feminists? Assessing women's Group Consciousness
Sex Roles, 1994Co-Authors: Donna H. Henderson-king, Abigail J. StewartAbstract:Social psychological research often relies on measures of Group identification in assessing levels of Group Consciousness. However, for women, the relationship between gender identification and Group Consciousness may not be a straightforward one. Questionnaire data were used to examine the relationships between measures of Group identity and Group evaluations with other attitudinal, phenomenological, and developmental measures of feminist Consciousness. Research participants were 234 undergraduate women; the majority (75%) were white and from middle-to upper-middle-class backgrounds. The results supported the hypothesis that use of the reference Group “feminists,” rather than the more general Group “women,” would be more strongly related to other dimensions of Group Consciousness in women.
Gabriel R. Sanchez - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Taking a Closer Look at Group Identity: The Link Between Theory and Measurement of Group Consciousness and Linked Fate.
Political research quarterly, 2016Co-Authors: Gabriel R. Sanchez, Edward D. VargasAbstract:Scholarship in the area of Group identity has expanded our understanding of how Group Consciousness and linked fate operate among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. What is yet to be tested is whether the measures employed adequately capture the multi-dimensional theoretical constructs associated with Group Consciousness across racial and ethnic populations. To address this question we make use of the 2004 National Political Study (n=3,339) and apply principle components analysis and exploratory factor analysis to assess whether measures used for both Group Consciousness and linked fate are interchangeable, as well as whether these measures are directly comparable across racial and ethnic populations. We find that the multidimensional approach to measuring Group Consciousness is a sound strategy when applied to African Americans, as the dimensions fit the African American experience more powerfully than is the case for Non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanics, and Asian populations. Our analysis suggests that scholars interesting in exploring Group identity among the African-African population have fewer analytical concerns in this regard than those working with other populations where the underlying components associated with Group Consciousness appear to be operating differently.
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Latino Group Consciousness and Perceptions of Commonality with African Americans
Social Science Quarterly, 2008Co-Authors: Gabriel R. SanchezAbstract:Currently, Latinos and African Americans constitute more than one-quarter of the U.S. population. The sheer size of these Groups suggests an opportunity for increased political influence, with this opportunity providing the incentive for greater social and political interaction between them. The objective of this article is to determine the role of Latino Group Consciousness in the formation of attitudes toward African Americans. Copyright (c) 2008 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.
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the role of Group Consciousness in political participation among latinos in the united states
American Politics Research, 2006Co-Authors: Gabriel R. SanchezAbstract:There are approximately 40 million Latinos living in the United States, which represents 13.7% of the U.S. population. Despite the growing attention the newly titled largest minority Group has yielded, there is still a large question of whether this community can translate demographics into political influence. This study attempts to add to this literature by testing dominant theories of political participation in conjunction with the concept of Group Consciousness utilizing the 1999 Kaiser/Post National Survey of Latinos. Through the use of measures for all dimensions of Group Consciousness across multiple Latino subGroups, this analysis helps to clarify the role of Group Consciousness in Latino political behavior. Through an examination of the relationship between Group Consciousness and political participation across both voting and Latino-specific activities, this study suggests that Group Consciousness is more meaningful in the context of political activities that are directly tied to the Latino comm...
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The Role of Group Consciousness in
2006Co-Authors: Gabriel R. SanchezAbstract:The public opinion of the Latino community is an understudied area within the political science literature. This analysis contributes to this literature by investigating the role of Group Consciousness across both Latino salient and general policy areas utilizing the 1999 Washington Post/Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey of Latinos. By including both issue areas that are salient to the Latino community (immigration, bilingual education) as well as those that are not directly tied to Latinos (abortion, death penalty), I test the primary hypothesis that Group Consciousness has a greater impact on Latino political attitudes across issues that are directly tied to ethnicity than on those that are not. Results from this analysis support the overall theory, as perceived discrimination motivates public opinion toward both immigration and bilingual education, and collective action toward immigration. Among other factors, nativity and the length of time lived in the U.S. have the greatest influence on Latino public opinion. about the political opinions of the Latino community in the U.S. This is a result of a general disinterest in the attitudes and opinions of Latinos prior to the late 1980s (de la Garza 1987). The more recent interest in the political attitudes and beliefs of Latinos has been driven by the rapid growth of this population, which has generated interest within both the political and marketing industries. This analysis is an effort to contribute to the growing knowledge of Latino public opinion by investigating the relationship between Group Consciousness and the public opinion of Latinos across both general and Latino salient issue areas. By including both general policy issues (death penalty, abortion) and those more salient to Latinos (immigration, bilingual education), I test the primary hypothesis that Group Consciousness has a greater impact on Latino political attitudes when the issues are directly tied to ethnicity Group Consciousness is a multi-dimensional concept developed when members of a Group recognize their status as being part of a deprived Group (Miller et al. 1981). To investigate the relationship between Group Consciousness and Latino public opinion this investigation utilizes four separate empirical models, one for each issue area; abortion, death penalty, bilingual education, and immigration. The data used in this investigation originates from the 1999 survey of 2,417 Latinos conducted by the Washington Post, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University A review of the extant literature on the role of Group Consciousness in the formation of political attitudes will follow a discussion of the current literature of Latino public opinion to provide a theoretical foundation for this investigation of the impact of Group Consciousness on Latino policy preferences.
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The Role of Group Consciousness in Latino Public Opinion
Political Research Quarterly, 2006Co-Authors: Gabriel R. SanchezAbstract:The public opinion of the Latino community is an understudied area within the political science literature. This analysis contributes to this literature by investigating the role of Group Consciousness across both Latino salient and general policy areas utilizing the 1999 Washington Post/Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey of Latinos. By including both issue areas that are salient to the Latino community (immigration, bilingual education) as well as those that are not directly tied to Latinos (abortion, death penalty), I test the primary hypothesis that Group Consciousness has a greater impact on Latino political attitudes across issues that are directly tied to ethnicity than on those that are not. Results from this analysis support the overall theory, as perceived discrimination motivates public opinion toward both immigration and bilingual education, and collective action toward immigration. Among other factors, nativity and the length of time lived in the U.S. have the greatest influence...
Yann P. Kerevel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the influence of spanish language media on latino public opinion and Group Consciousness
Social Science Quarterly, 2011Co-Authors: Yann P. KerevelAbstract:Objective. This article determines if the use of Spanish-language media among Latinos influences public opinion on various policy issues and Group Consciousness. Methods. Using a 2004 national public opinion survey of U.S. Latinos, a multivariate analysis is run to determine the effect of language media preference on immigration policy, abortion, same-sex marriage, and three measures of Group Consciousness. Results. I find more frequent use of Spanish-language media leads to more liberal attitudes toward immigration, but has no effect on opinions toward abortion and same-sex marriage. I also find increased use of Spanish-language media leads to increased levels of Group Consciousness. Conclusions. The differences in attitudes are due to the diverging goals of Spanish-language and English-language media. The effect of using Spanish-language media serves to promote a sense of Group Consciousness among Latinos by reinforcing roots in Latin America and the commonalities among Latinos of varying national origin.
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The Influence of Spanish‐Language Media on Latino Public Opinion and Group Consciousness
Social Science Quarterly, 2011Co-Authors: Yann P. KerevelAbstract:Objective. This article determines if the use of Spanish-language media among Latinos influences public opinion on various policy issues and Group Consciousness. Methods. Using a 2004 national public opinion survey of U.S. Latinos, a multivariate analysis is run to determine the effect of language media preference on immigration policy, abortion, same-sex marriage, and three measures of Group Consciousness. Results. I find more frequent use of Spanish-language media leads to more liberal attitudes toward immigration, but has no effect on opinions toward abortion and same-sex marriage. I also find increased use of Spanish-language media leads to increased levels of Group Consciousness. Conclusions. The differences in attitudes are due to the diverging goals of Spanish-language and English-language media. The effect of using Spanish-language media serves to promote a sense of Group Consciousness among Latinos by reinforcing roots in Latin America and the commonalities among Latinos of varying national origin.
Donna Henderson-king - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Educational Experiences and Shifts in Group Consciousness: Studying Women
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1999Co-Authors: Donna Henderson-king, Abigail J. StewartAbstract:This study takes a multifaceted approach to Group Consciousness. The authors assessed changes in women’s feminist Consciousness due to their exposure to feminism through women’s studies. Feminist Consciousness was measured at the beginning and end of a semester during which some research participants were enrolled in an introductory women’s studies course. Women’s studies students were compared with students who were interested, but not enrolled, in women’s studies. As expected, women’s studies students showed an increase on several aspects of feminist Consciousness, whereas non-women’s studies students did not. Non-women’s studies students became less sensitive to sexism. It is also noteworthy that, although they became more feminist, women’s studies students did not become more negative toward men.
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Feminist Consciousness: Perspectives on Women's Experience
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1997Co-Authors: Donna Henderson-king, Abigail J. StewartAbstract:Research on feminist Consciousness has often relied on feminist self-identification as an indicator of women's Group Consciousness. In this study, several measures of Group Consciousness including Group evaluations, political beliefs about gender relations, and sensitivity to sexism were used to predict women's self-identification as feminist. This set of variables was also used to predict four stages of feminist identity: passive acceptance, revelation, embeddedness/emanation, and synthesis. Findings emphasize the importance of not relying simply on self-identification in research on feminist Consciousness. A view of feminist Consciousness that goes beyond a dichotomous approach is recommended, as is further work on assessments of the phenomenology of Consciousness.
