Most survivors in this mass emergency were strangers to one another
Evidence
A second possible explanation for the prevalence of supportive behaviour is in terms of existing interpersonal bonds (Johnson, 1988; Mawson, 2007). However, the explosions took place during morning rush hour. Therefore, most people on the trains and bus were commuters rather than families or groups of friends. In our data, only 12 survivors said they were with people they knew, while 63 said they were among strangers. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 68
Categorization
- XREF: Undercuts the post-disaster consensus that altruism among survivors rests mainly on pre-existing bonds — a claim relevant to the sacrifice/solidarity themes in the ‘On Sacrifice’ article. — connects to: Shared fate in danger makes strangers act as one group offering help. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 47; Disaster survivors in a crowd describe intense unity with strangers. — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 61; Emergency crowds can generate new social bonds among strangers. — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 13 (+2 more)
- corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 68
Related
- London bombing survivors predominantly helped each other rather than competed. (similarity 0.90)
- London bomb survivors formed solidarity with strangers within minutes of the blast. (similarity 0.90)
- Shared identity that enables crowd helping often emerges during an emergency rather than pre-existing. (similarity 0.87)
- Survivors helped others even while still perceiving a real danger of death (similarity 0.87)
- Disaster survivors in a crowd describe intense unity with strangers. (similarity 0.86)
- Emergency crowds can generate new social bonds among strangers. (similarity 0.85)
- Shared fate in danger makes strangers act as one group offering help. (similarity 0.85)
- Existing social bonds do not always explain emergency collective behaviour (similarity 0.85)
- Survivors who experienced unity in an emergency also helped others. (similarity 0.85)
- Post-disaster solidarity toward strangers stems from emergent shared social identity, not prior personal ties. (similarity 0.84)
- A shared identity can emerge within a crowd only after an emergency begins. (similarity 0.84)
- Observing others act together drives disaster solidarity more than identification (similarity 0.84)
- Solidarity among emergency survivors stems from perceiving strangers as oneself. (similarity 0.84)
- Shared identity can emerge rapidly during, not before, an emergency. (similarity 0.83)
- Shared emergent identity from common fate explains collective support amid disasters (similarity 0.83)
Broader Connections
- Disaster survivors in a crowd describe intense unity with strangers.
#corroborates(0.95) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 61 - Emergency crowds can generate new social bonds among strangers.
#expands(0.90) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 13 - London bomb survivors formed solidarity with strangers within minutes of the blast.
#exemplifies(0.85) — John Drury and Evangelos Ntontis, A SOCIAL IDENTITY MODEL OF COLLECTIVE…, 20