Awareness of group membership differs from desire for that membership

Evidence

Allport observed that people’s awareness of their group membership(s) (ingroups) does not always coincide with their desire for those group memberships (reference groups). In other words, it is possible to know that one belongs to a group and yet to feel more or less attached to that group. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 425 (#expands, via linked claim)

Allport observed that people’s awareness of their group membership(s) (ingroups) does not always coincide with their desire for those group memberships (reference groups). In other words, it is possible to know that one belongs to a group and yet to feel more or less attached to that group. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 425 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Survey self-reports wildly overstate environmental organization membership — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 2057; Mass membership coexisted with fading desire to actually return home — Andrew Demshuk, The Lost German East: Forced Migration…, 503; Dwindling attendance exposes horizontalism’s membership question — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 811 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Knowing one belongs to a group does not equal valuing that membership #expands (0.95) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 425
• Knowing one belongs to a group differs from identifying with it #expands (0.92) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 425