German group identity was defined by being least like outgroups
Evidence
The combined state of low self-esteem and high uncertainty is associated with the use of group identity and intergroup thinking (Hogg & Abrams, 1988; Hogg & Mullin, 1999). This is quite likely what began to happen in Germany. … Being German during this time meant to be “not French” and “not Jewish.” According to Turner (1985), group identity is defined as being least like the out-group. Thus, to be prototypically German was to be least like the Jews (the internal enemy) and the French (the external enemy). — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 913
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the book_so_far claim that in-group identity defined against out-groups, and to ch12/13 on needs motivating subgroup hostility. — connects to: Antisemitism thrived where Germans had almost no contact with Jews — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 926; In-group identity is defined only through contrast with out-groups; Group identity is constructed by designating outsiders as others (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- In-group identity is defined only through contrast with out-groups
#corroborates(0.90) - Group identities are formed negatively as ‘not-barbarian’ rather than positively.
#exemplifies(0.90) — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 154 - Identities defined by what one is not breed out-group hostility without competition
#expands(0.85) - Negational identities produce both out-group derogation and in-group favoritism
#expands(0.80) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1112 - Group identity is constructed by designating outsiders as others
#qualifies(0.75) - Social identity derives its value from comparisons against out-groups
#corroborates(0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2718