Collectivism, unchecked by individualism, hardens groups against compromise and invites violence.

Evidence

Stable and long-term groups, whether revolutionary or religious, require that members define membership as central to, overshadowing, or coloring their sense of self. Within a collectivistic frame, remaining true to the group’s beliefs and values is important. Negotiation, flexibility, and compromise are likely to be viewed as irresponsible to the group, and “collaborators” are likely to be punished (Mays et al., 1998; Roberts, Spencer, & Uyangoda, 1998). Thus, when unrestrained by individualism, collectivism may result in resistance to compromise and more violent interchanges with the out-group, including attempts to wrest all social power from the out-group. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 1089

Categorization

• XREF: Bridges the reader’s small-exclusive-subgroup/inclusion-need literature to the powerful-minority scapegoating mechanisms Glick is mining: group identity fusion is the upstream condition for out-group targeting. — connects to: Social movements meet individual uniqueness and belonging needs but can become organized violence. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 1099; Ethnically absolutist communitarianism produces its own violence; Group members enforce extreme attitudes by punishing those with balanced views — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2019

Broader Connections

• Ethnically absolutist communitarianism produces its own violence #exemplifies (0.90)
• Social movements meet individual uniqueness and belonging needs but can become organized violence. #expands (0.85) — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 1099
• Group members enforce extreme attitudes by punishing those with balanced views #expands (0.80) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2019