Explaining social action requires studying opinion-group identification, not national identification

Evidence

This research suggests to us that a way forward in understanding the fault lines of social action, and in particular, the ways in which broad ideas and social categories are connected to social action, requires consideration of identification with more specific opinion groups rather than the nation as a whole. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 843

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Opinion-based groups convert broad ideologies into collective action — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 842; Political expression is switched on and off by group context rather than individual belief — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 97; Ideological labels function as social identities that shape group attitudes — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1816

Broader Connections

• Opinion-based groups convert broad ideologies into collective action #expands (0.85) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 842
• Ideological labels function as social identities that shape group attitudes #expands (0.80) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1816
• Political expression is switched on and off by group context rather than individual belief #corroborates (0.75) — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 97