Social psychology of Making Poverty History: Motivating anti‐poverty action in Australia
Social psychology of Making Poverty History: Motivating anti‐poverty action in Australia
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让贫困成为历史的社会心理学：激励澳大利亚的反贫困行动
DOI：
10.1080/00050060903447095
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Kenneth I. Mavor
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作者：
Emma F. Thomas;Craig McGarty;Kenneth I. Mavor
千年发展目标是消除世界贫困和可预防疾病的第一个全球性、可驾驭的努力。然而，千年发展目标的成功关键取决于那些本身并没有处于不利地位的人的支持：即发达国家的人民和政府。本文认为，解决发展中国家的贫困和可预防疾病的办法在于在澳大利亚等发达国家的人民中创造足够的政治意愿。作者借鉴社会心理学的见解，探索如何激发社会和政治行动，以支持反贫困事业。以社会认同的角度来看，在促进反贫困行动的三个关键变量的作用进行审查：（a）有意义的社会身份，规定行动的存在，（B）激发群体的情绪，（c）群体的效能信念。描述了一种方法，结晶这三个要素，以提高对反贫困事业的承诺。最后，本文论证了有意义的群体成员资格在激励社会和政治行动以使发展中国家人民摆脱贫困方面的重要性。
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent the first global, tractable effort to combat world poverty and preventable disease. The success of the MDGs, however, depends critically upon the support of the people who do not themselves experience the disadvantage: That is, the people and governments of developed countries. In this paper it is argued that the solution to combating poverty and preventable disease in developing nations lies in creating sufficient political will among people in developed countries such as Australia. The authors draw on social psychological insights to explore ways to inspire social and political action in support of the anti-poverty cause. Taking a social identity perspective, the role is reviewed of three key variables in promoting anti-poverty action: (a) the presence of meaningful social identities that prescribe action, (b) motivating group emotions, and (c) group efficacy beliefs. A method is described that crystallises these three elements to boost commitment to the anti-poverty cause. The paper concludes by arguing for the importance of meaningful group memberships in motivating social and political action to make poverty history for people in developing countries.