The construction of ethnic identity: Insights from identity process theory
The construction of ethnic identity: Insights from identity process theory
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DOI：
10.1177/1468796811432689
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发表时间：
2012-10-01
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影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Cinnirella, Marco
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作者：
Jaspal, Rusi;Cinnirella, Marco
种族问题在社会科学中得到了大量的经验和理论关注。然而，很少有人探讨它与身份的动机原则的关系。在这里，有人认为，有很多启发性和预测价值的应用身份过程理论（IPT），身份威胁的社会心理模型，对种族的实质性文献。本文探讨了民族认同的潜在心理益处。从人类学和社会学的关键理论股，如“关系自我”在民族认同，讨论了有关IPT。族群认同的群际层面是透过族群边界的讨论来探讨。最后，本文从社会心理学的角度讨论了“杂交”的建构。本文试图调和心理学和社会学的观点，主张多方法论的研究方法。关键的理论点概述的形式，可检验的假设是开放的实证探索。
Ethnicity has received much empirical and theoretical attention in the social sciences. Yet, it has scarcely been explored in terms of its relationship with the motivational principles of identity. Here it is argued that there is much heuristic and predictive value in applying identity process theory (IPT), a socio-psychological model of identity threat, to the substantive literature on ethnicity. The paper explores the potential psychological benefits of ethnic identification. Key theoretical strands from anthropology and sociology, such as the 'relational self' in ethnic identification, are discussed in relation to IPT. The intergroup dimension of ethnic identification is explored through the discussion of ethnic 'boundaries'. Finally, the paper discusses the construct of 'hybridization' in relation to social psychology. This paper attempts to reconcile psychological and sociological perspectives on ethnic identification, advocating a multi-methodological approach. Key theoretical points are outlined in the form of testable hypotheses which are open to empirical exploration.