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Alternative Title
Collaborative collective action among disadvantaged groups
Publication Date
2017-5
First Advisor
Fletcher A. Blanchard
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
Keywords
Intergroup relations, Disadvantaged groups, Collective action, People with social disabilities, Collective behavior
Abstract
This present study provides insights about potential collaborative collective action among disadvantaged groups (such as Asian/Asian Americans and African Americans). In particular, current study examined the effects of perceived injustice against one’s own group, similarity in respect to disadvantaged identity, and efficacy of collective action on individuals’ collaborative collective action and individual’s social action tendencies. Fifty Asian/Asian American participants participated in the current study. Consistent with Craig and Richeson (2012) and van Zomeren, Postmes, and Spears (2008), I found that priming perceived injustice against one’s own group and high efficacy of collective action increased Asian/Asian American subjects’ willingness to engage in collaborative collective action (with African Americans). In addition, I found that perceived injustice alone predicted individuals’ willingness to undertake individual actions to support collective goal. Overall, the present study provided insights on the nature of collaborative collective action formation and contributed to the literatures of intergroup relations, especially among disadvantaged groups.
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Li, Murong, "Understanding intergroup relations among disadvantaged groups : how collaborative collective action can be achieved" (2017). Honors Project, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/1835
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Comments
45 pages : color illustrations. Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-41)