Collective guilt is contested through ideological debate between privileged and disadvantaged groups.
Evidence
On the other hand, disadvantaged groups seeking reparations may work to focus attention on the illegitimacy of inequality and the importance of creating a more just world. In that sense, collective guilt is not simply a function of psychological processes but is determined by ideological debate and how successful privileged and disadvantaged groups are in promoting their ingroups’ interests. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 592
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Dominant groups are judged individually while subordinated groups face collective guilt. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes…, 105; Racist and liberal framings can converge by homogenizing guilt onto an entire group; Dominant groups defend privilege through bounded ideological justifications (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Dominant groups are judged individually while subordinated groups face collective guilt.
#expands(0.85) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 105 - Dominant groups defend privilege through bounded ideological justifications
#expands(0.82) - Prejudice becomes visible and debated only when disadvantaged groups seek upward mobility
#expands(0.78) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 225 - Prejudice propagates when privileged groups stand to gain from exploiting minorities
#expands(0.76) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1480 - Racist and liberal framings can converge by homogenizing guilt onto an entire group
#complicates(0.75) - Shame about particular interests drives parties to claim universal ideological justifications.
#exemplifies(0.74) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 640 - Social-identity and privilege threats also deter collective guilt beyond reparation costs.
#qualifies(0.72) — Michael T. Schmitt, Daniel A. Miller, Nyla R. Branscombe, and Jack W. Brehm, The Difficulty of Making Reparations…, 73