Can moral convictions motivate the advantaged to challenge social inequality?

By Martijn van Zomeren, Tom Postmes, Russell Spears, Karim Bettache. 2011

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Four Core Social‐Psychological Motivations to Undertake Collective Action (2013, background): “Thus, moral motivation may not only be important in providing a fourth core motivation to participate in collective action but also in potentially uniting the disadvantaged and (part of) the advantaged in a joint struggle for social change (van Zomeren et al., 2011).”
Integrating who “we” are with what “we” (will not) stand for: A further extension of the Social Identity Model of Collective Action (2018, background): “Including this moral dimension further implied that even members of advantaged groups may engage in collective action as long as this is grounded in moral beliefs that resonate with their (politicised) identity (Van Zomeren et al., 2011).”
Is hope good for motivating collective action in the context of climate change? Differentiating hope’s emotion- and problem-focused coping functions (2019, background): “…the scope of the SIMCA stretches beyond traditional collective action contexts and populations (e.g., Klavina and Van Zomeren, 2018; Cakal et al., 2011, 2018; Van Zomeren et al., 2011, 2018), yet requires specifications (e.g., opinion-based group identification and participative efficacy beliefs).”
Whites for racial justice: How contact with Black Americans predicts support for collective action among White Americans (2018, background): “Additionally, past research has considered how collective action can be rooted in moral convictions against inequality, which are absolute beliefs of whether something is right or wrong (Skitka & Morgan, 2014; van Zomeren et al., 2011; see also Zaal, van Laar, Ståhl, Ellemers, & Derks, 2011).”
Acting in Solidarity: Cross‐Group Contact between Disadvantaged Group Members and Advantaged Group Allies (2016, unknown): “Research has demonstrated a connection between participation in action on behalf of a disadvantage group and an advantaged group member showing strong identification with that group (e.g., van Zomeren et al., 2011).”