Politicization in the name of the majority: The role of cultural, economic, and political grievances
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Simon, Bernd
Mommert, Alex
Reininger, Klaus Michael
Abstract / Description
The article reports two experiments that examined politicization in the name of the majority population and intergroup polarization as a function of perceived grievances of the majority population. To manipulate perceived majority grievances, we used three different injustice frames (cultural, economic, political), each of which targeted an important arena of societal participation and thus a typical breeding ground for societal injustices and psychological grievances. In addition, both experiments included a (no frame) control condition. The samples recruited for the two experiments differed from each other in (left–right) political orientation and consequently in their perceptions of and reactions to potential majority grievances. The most striking differential influences were observed for the cultural grievance symbolized by the political correctness norm. However, both experiments provided evidence that majority politicization mediates the effect of majority grievances on intergroup polarization and that, in contrast to the divisive role of majority politicization, majority solidarity likely fosters social inclusion.
Keyword(s)
political participation civic participation group processes intergroup relations political behavior political participation prejudice stereotyping social movementsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-05-08
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
6
Issue
1
Page numbers
205–223
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Simon, B., Mommert, A., & Reininger, K. M. (2018). Politicization in the name of the majority: The role of cultural, economic, and political grievances. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 6(1), 205–223. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v6i1.803
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Simon, Bernd
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mommert, Alex
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Reininger, Klaus Michael
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Date of first publication2018-05-08
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Abstract / DescriptionThe article reports two experiments that examined politicization in the name of the majority population and intergroup polarization as a function of perceived grievances of the majority population. To manipulate perceived majority grievances, we used three different injustice frames (cultural, economic, political), each of which targeted an important arena of societal participation and thus a typical breeding ground for societal injustices and psychological grievances. In addition, both experiments included a (no frame) control condition. The samples recruited for the two experiments differed from each other in (left–right) political orientation and consequently in their perceptions of and reactions to potential majority grievances. The most striking differential influences were observed for the cultural grievance symbolized by the political correctness norm. However, both experiments provided evidence that majority politicization mediates the effect of majority grievances on intergroup polarization and that, in contrast to the divisive role of majority politicization, majority solidarity likely fosters social inclusion.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationSimon, B., Mommert, A., & Reininger, K. M. (2018). Politicization in the name of the majority: The role of cultural, economic, and political grievances. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 6(1), 205–223. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v6i1.803en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1465
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1692
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v6i1.803
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Keyword(s)political participationen_US
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Keyword(s)civic participationen_US
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Keyword(s)group processesen_US
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Keyword(s)intergroup relationsen_US
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Keyword(s)political behavioren_US
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Keyword(s)political participationen_US
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Keyword(s)prejudiceen_US
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Keyword(s)stereotypingen_US
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Keyword(s)social movementsen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitlePoliticization in the name of the majority: The role of cultural, economic, and political grievancesen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers205–223
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Volume6
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Visible tag(s)Version of Record