PSYC 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Identity Theory, Social Change, Procedural Justice
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Unless kept totally confined and isolated, the powerless can turn their weakness back against the powerful. : when does collective action happen, social identity theory and macro-social emphasis. Macro-social: permeability hogg, 1988: permeability: perception that individuals can exit their current group and enter higher status group. If permeability is high, then group stability and legitimacy of hierarchy do not matter. Individuals always seek to pass" as members of higher status groups: example: incentives and earned privileges (iep) in uk prisons. Implemented in 1995 as response to strangeway riots: good behavior = tc, tokens for canteen, visitation. Iep: effects, intended and unintended liebling, 2008. Intended: increased permeability and individual passing: successfully reduced collective action (i. e. rioting) 2: created 3 hierarchical social groups (basic, standard, enhanced, generated significant intergroup conflict, transparent rules but unfairness in application, undermined perceptions of neutrality, no appeals process, undermined prisoner voice, bribery rampant, undermined trust in authorities.
