Common fate shifts self-categorisation from individuals to a group

Evidence

However, the shared nature of the fire, bombing, or other threat can operate to make these people see themselves as grouped together as one. In Gestalt terms, the social “figure and ground” shifts from “me in relation to other individuals” to “us in relation to the emergency”. Thus common fate operates as a form of comparative fit, enhancing perceptions of within-group similarity and clarifying group boundaries (Turner, 1981) in relation to the emergency. It is the basis of emergent shared social identity with others in the same situation. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 49

Categorization

• XREF: Central to the reader’s causal mechanism of solidarity — common fate, not outgroup threat, as the operative comparative fit trigger. — connects to: Group behavior arises from depersonalized self-representation as interchangeable category exemplars — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1607; Salient group membership replaces personal identity with a collective self; Self-interest is redefined by whatever level the collective self-categorisation occupies — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 50 (+1 more)

Related

• Facing a shared threat transforms individuals into a psychological crowd with emergent shared identity (similarity 0.88)
• Group behavior arises from depersonalized self-representation as interchangeable category exemplars (similarity 0.82)
• The emergency itself, not an outgroup, can define group boundaries (similarity 0.81)
• Shared identity generates expectations of support and trust among group members (similarity 0.80)
• A psychological crowd forms from mere co-presence under shared threat. (similarity 0.80)
• Self-interest is redefined by whatever level the collective self-categorisation occupies (similarity 0.79)
• Participation itself changes participants’ self-conceptions before any external victory (similarity 0.79)
• Shared fate in danger makes strangers act as one group offering help. (similarity 0.79)
• Solidarity among emergency survivors stems from perceiving strangers as oneself. (similarity 0.78)
• Collectively experienced trauma makes victims identify as one group, motivating help (similarity 0.78)
• Shared danger dissolves in-group rivalries into common humanity (similarity 0.78)
• Conscious social identity can change while influences stay unconscious (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Group behavior arises from depersonalized self-representation as interchangeable category exemplars #expands (0.90) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1607
• Salient group membership replaces personal identity with a collective self #corroborates (0.85)
• Self-interest is redefined by whatever level the collective self-categorisation occupies #expands (0.80) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 50