National glorification but not attachment blocks critical evaluation of ingroup wrongdoing.

Evidence

Roccas, Klar, and Liviatan (2006), in their studies of reactions to ingroup wrongdoings, proposed a bidimensional view of identification with one’s nation, distinguishing between attachment and glorification. Attachment refers to subjective identification of one’s self with the essence and common fate of a group, whereas glorification refers to the belief that one’s group is superior to outgroups on a variety of dimensions. This includes beliefs in superior ingroup morality, a dimension shown to be the most important in determining ingroup attitudes (Leach, Ellemers, & Barreto, 2007). The main difference between glorification and attachment is that glorification has a comparative component, focusing on the superiority of the ingroup over other groups, and emphasizes loyalty and obedience to the ingroup, whereas attachment is lacking such a comparative component, being entirely ingroup focused and allowing for a more critical evaluation of the ingroup and its actions (cf. Brewer, 2001). — Bernhard Leidner et al., Ingroup Glorification, Moral…, 25

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the core distinction between attachment and glorification that the reader’s whole selection goal hinges on.
• XREF: Connects to the attachment/glorification framework and to Leach et al. (2007) on ingroup morality, relevant to the reader’s protective-solidarity ceiling question. — connects to: National identification is bound up with positive appraisals of the group’s history — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 837; Strong group identification distorts even objective perception of ingroup wrongdoing — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 699; Uncritical in-group glorification, not mere attachment, drives justification of wrongdoing — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2115 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Uncritical in-group glorification, not mere attachment, drives justification of wrongdoing #corroborates (0.98) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2115
• Ingroup glorification, not attachment, triggers moral disengagement and reduced justice demands. #corroborates (0.95) — Bernhard Leidner et al., Ingroup Glorification, Moral…, 113
• Moral disengagement strategies only mediate glorification’s effect for ingroup-perpetrated violence #expands (0.88) — Bernhard Leidner et al., Ingroup Glorification, Moral…, 123
• Strong group identification distorts even objective perception of ingroup wrongdoing #expands (0.85) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 699
• Glorification and attachment separately predict reactions to national misdeeds #expands (0.85) — Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 90
• Highly identified group members minimize collective guilt by morally reinterpreting ingroup wrongs #expands (0.84) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2278
• In-group glorification but not attachment predicts justifying harm against out-groups #expands (0.82) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2115
• Perceiving a group’s wrongdoing as situationally justifiable blocks collective guilt #expands (0.80) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 297
• Selective forgetting of a nation’s negative history is required for national identity #expands (0.76) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2087