POL S 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ethnic Conflict, Hutu, Collective Identity
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Lecture 7: the social psychology of violence & security. Midterm a week from today - need blue book - review all readings. Regulate our behavior in reference to belonging and accepting norms. We act based on how we think we will be judged by those around us. Decisions will be defined by the people around you. Identity tells us important things about war and violence. War and violence is a product of self-esteem. When we win, it makes us feel good. We join a group to feel good sense of self and satisfaction based on group identities. We"re likely to stereotype and defend ourselves by putting other groups down. War isn"t just states; it"s about groups in conflict. Sherif reading and robber"s cave (summer camp) experiment. Trying to see if you can manipulate and control group competition (looking at racial tensions in particular) Sherif acts as a camp janitor and splits the campers (12 y. o. boys) into two groups.
