Group rights recognition centers on respecting each group’s moral agency.

Evidence

From a social psychological perspective, minority groups once considered to be outside the scope of justice (Opotow 1990)— that is, those excluded from entitlement to fair treatment—have earned categorical respect—the recognition of their inalienable right to have a voice in society by virtue of their “being moral agents and reasoning beings” ( Janoff-Bulman & Werther 2008, p. 147). — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations, 36

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘categorical respect’ — a recognition-based, agentic (voice-giving) form of respect distinct from other forms of intergroup regard. Directly relevant to the agentic-identity restoration reading purpose.
• XREF: Connects to Janoff-Bulman & Werther’s distinction between categorical respect and merit-based respect, relevant to the broader literature the reader is synthesizing. — connects to: Essentializing a group’s being strips them of moral membership — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice: Society,…, 535; Rights are exercised through group membership like citizenship, not universal humanity — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 2059; Groups can gain status by persuading society to value their own criteria — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 304 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Essentializing a group’s being strips them of moral membership #expands (0.82) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 535
• Groups can be perceived as groups through agency and purpose #expands (0.80) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 243
• Rights are exercised through group membership like citizenship, not universal humanity #expands (0.78) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 2059
• Groups can gain status by persuading society to value their own criteria #exemplifies (0.74) — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 304
• Atonement must let perpetrator groups retain a positive moral identity #qualifies (0.72) — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations, 155