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Author(s): | Ellemers, N. Pagliaro, S. Barreto, M. |
Date: | 2013 |
Title: | Morality and behavioural regulation in groups: a social identity approach |
Volume: | 24 |
Number: | 1 |
Pages: | 160-193 |
ISSN: | 1046-3283 |
Keywords: | Morality Intragroup regulation Social identity |
Abstract: | In recent years social psychologists have displayed a growing interest in examining morality-what people consider right and wrong. The majority of work in this area has addressed this either in terms of individual-level processes (relating to moral decision making or interpersonal impression formation) or as a way to explain intergroup relations (perceived fairness of status differences, responses to group-level moral transgressions). We complement this work by examining how moral standards and moral judgements play a role in the regulation of individual behaviour within groups and social systems. In doing this we take into account processes of social identification and self-categorisation, as these help us to understand how adherence to moral standards may be functional as a way to improve group-level conceptions of self. We review a recent research programme in which we have investigated the importance of morality for group-based identities and intra-group behavioural regulation. This reveals convergent evidence of the centrality of moral judgements for people's conceptions of the groups they belong to, and demonstrates the importance of group-specific moral norms in identifying behaviours that contribute to their identity as group members. Note: Published online in Dec 2013 but on paper only in 2014. |
Peerreviewed: | Sim |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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