High group identifiers weigh ingroup costs of reparations more heavily than low identifiers.

Evidence

Importantly, the costs of creating more egalitarian gender relations might be evaluated very differently depending on men’s level of identification with their gender group. Men who are highly identified with their gender group are more likely to take the perspective of the ingroup and protect its collective interests (Tajfel & Turner, 1986). Thus, highly identified men are likely to evaluate the costs of making reparations more severely than those who are less identified with their group. In other words, because high identifiers tend to perceive and evaluate the social context from the ingroup’s perspective, costs to the ingroup are likely to provide more compelling reasons for not engaging in reparations than for less identified group members. Indeed, under certain conditions, highly identified members of dominant groups are less likely to experience collective guilt than those who are low in group identification, although in other contexts they may be more likely to do so (see Branscombe, this volume, Chapter 17). We suggest that one reason why this may occur is because the perceived costs of reparations from the point of view of high identifiers can outweigh the importance of creating a just relationship with the outgroup. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 587

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: High identifiers experience more collective guilt when reparation importance outweighs perceived costs. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 587; Lower group identification predicts more collective guilt and stronger reparation advocacy — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 724; Strongest ingroup identifiers are least likely to feel collective guilt — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 1170 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Lower group identification predicts more collective guilt and stronger reparation advocacy #corroborates (0.92) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 724
• Strongest ingroup identifiers are least likely to feel collective guilt #corroborates (0.90) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 1170
• Lower national identification predicts more collective guilt and reparation support; higher identification predicts less. #corroborates (0.88) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 689
• High identification amplifies whichever norms, fair or biased, the group holds #qualifies (0.78) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 836