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Social Identity, Intergroup Conflict, and Conflict Reduction » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Social Identity, Intergroup Conflict, and Conflict Reduction by Richard D. Ashmore

Authors: Richard D. Ashmore (Editor), Lee Jussim (Editor), David Wilder
ISBN-13: 9780195137439, ISBN-10: 0195137434
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: August 2001
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Richard D. Ashmore

Rutgers University

Book Synopsis

How are group-based identities related to intergroup conflict? When and how do ethnic, religious, and national identities lead to oppression, violence, rebellion, war, mass murder, and genocide? How do intergroup conflicts change people's identities? How might social identity be harnessed in the service of reducing conflict between groups? The chapters in this book present a sophisticated and detailed interdisciplinary analysis of the most fundamental issues in understanding identity and conflict.

Table of Contents

Contributors
1Introduction: Social Identity and Intergroup Conflict3
Pt. IThe Contribution of Individuals' Identities and the Collective Identities of Social Groups to Intergroup Conflict
2Ingroup Identification and Intergroup Conflict: When Does Ingroup Love Become Outgroup Hate?17
3Ethnic Identity, National Identity, and Intergroup conflict: The Significance of Personal Experiences42
Pt. IIThe Contribution of Ethnic and National Identities to Political Conflict in the United States
4The Meaning of American National Identity: Patterns of Ethnic Conflict and Consensus71
5Communal and National Identity in a Multiethnic State: A Comparison of Three Perspectives101
Pt. IIIThe Contribution of Social Identity to Violent Intergroup Conflict
6Social and Role Identities and Political Violence: Identity as a Window on Violence in Northern Ireland133
7Individual and Group Identities in Genocide and Mass Killing159
Pt. IVThe Role of Social Identity in Reducing Intergroup Conflict
8The Role of National Identity in Conflict Resolution: Experiences from Israeli-Palestinian Problem-Solving Workshops187
9Conclusion: Toward a Social Identity Framework for Intergroup Conflict213
Index of Subject251
Index of Names265

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