Collective guilt can spur creating new just relationships, not only compensating past wrongs
Evidence
Thus, we assume that the function of collective guilt is to urge reparations – meaning the creation or restoration of a just relationship with the harmed outgroup. With regard to intergroup situations, reparations may entail attempts to compensate the outgroup for past wrongs. However, this definition may be too narrow to be relevant to all situations that might invoke collective guilt. For example, in contexts in which the unjust relationship is ongoing, as is the case with gender inequality, collective guilt may motivate members of dominant groups to create a new, qualitatively different kind of relationship with the outgroup. While this new intergroup relationship may involve compensation for past victims, it need not necessarily do so. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 567
Categorization
- DEFINE: Expands the definition of reparations beyond past-wrong compensation to cover ongoing injustices like gender inequality.
- XREF: connects to: Guilt motivates prosocial behaviors that mend damaged relationships. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 456; Collective guilt follows unrepentant perceived wrongdoing and motivates repair — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 817; Collective guilt functions adaptively by motivating reparation and preventing repeated intergroup conflict — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 87 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Collective guilt functions adaptively by motivating reparation and preventing repeated intergroup conflict
#expands(0.78) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 87 - Collective guilt follows unrepentant perceived wrongdoing and motivates repair
#qualifies(0.72) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 817 - Collective guilt and shame drive conflict-attenuating behaviors, not just inner feelings.
#qualifies(0.72) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 366