Physical separation from a group precedes rather than follows ideological change
Evidence
This moratorium period meant that the participant was dislocated from the organization – either purposefully or fortuitously – and this dislocation and separation not only often fostered growing disillusionments with the organization, but created a psychological space for the participant to begin the rudimentary work of reconfiguring identity in parallel with the slow process of deradicalization. — Amy Fisher-Smith, Charles R. Sullivan, John D. Macready, and Geoffrey Manzi, Identity Reconfiguration and the Core…, 414
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in disengagement felt as liberation vs abandonment: dislocation creating ‘psychological space’ suggests disengagement precedes identity repair, echoing commitment-and-consistency dynamics from the broader work. — connects to: Political expression is switched on and off by group context rather than individual belief — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 97; People change their own attitudes when ingroup members behave inconsistently. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 338; Ideology changes by reweighting old elements, not by imposition — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 629 (+1 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Amy Fisher-Smith, Charles R. Sullivan, John D. Macready, and Geoffrey Manzi, Identity Reconfiguration and the Core…, 414
Broader Connections
- Political expression is switched on and off by group context rather than individual belief
#corroborates(0.75) — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 97 - Dominant groups switch from paternalism to reason-based ideology when segregation replaces personal control
#exemplifies(0.75) - People change their own attitudes when ingroup members behave inconsistently.
#corroborates(0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 338 - Ideology changes by reweighting old elements, not by imposition
#expands(0.70) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 629