Doctoral Dissertation Research: Social Identity, Cooperation, and Social Exchanges

研究机构：亚利桑那大学研究表明，广义交换与各种社会收益呈正相关。然而，合作参与广义交换涉及风险。本研究考察了两种形式的社会身份的潜力——基于分类的社会身份和象征性的社会网络联系——尽管存在这种风险，但仍能激发合作。我们将进行一系列的实验来研究社会认同是否会促进广义交换中的合作，象征性的社会网络联系是否会比绝对的社会认同产生更大的合作，以及风险如何影响这些关系。更广泛的影响：了解一个集体的属性如何在广义交换中加强合作，可以帮助社区或组织等社会实体利用广义交换的各种社会效益。

PI: Linda D. MolmCo-PI: Monica WhithamInstitution: University of ArizonaResearch suggests that generalized exchange is positively associated with a variety of social gains. However, cooperative participation in generalized exchange involves risk. This study examines the potential of two forms of social identity - categorically-based social identity and symbolic social network ties - to motivate cooperation in spite of this risk. A series of experiments will be conducted to investigate whether social identity enhances cooperation in generalized exchange, whether symbolic social network ties produce greater cooperation than categorical social identity, and how risk effects these relationships. Broader Impacts:Understanding how properties of a collectivity may enhance cooperation in generalized exchange can help social entities such as communities or organizations tap into the various social benefits of generalized exchange.