Shared identity in crowds produces solidarity and expected mutual support.

Evidence

Reicher (2011) describes three psychological transformations that can occur in crowds. The cognitive transformation is the shift from own values, goals, and standards of behaviour to shared values, goals, and standards. The relational transformation refers to how one responds and behaves to other people who share the identity. The relational transformation has two dimensions. First, in terms of solidarity: as well as the motivation to provide support and routine civility (“orderliness”, cooperation), shared identity leads people to expect support from others who share their social category Figure 1. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 104

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the three psychological transformations of crowd membership: cognitive, relational (solidarity and validation), and affective.
• XREF: connects to: Shared identity with a crowd increases helping and decreases pushing others aside. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 56; People act together because shared identity lets each expect others will join — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 130; Shared identity turns crowds from irrational mobs into solidarity-based adaptive resources — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 164 (+13 more)

Related

• Shared identity with a crowd increases helping and decreases pushing others aside. (similarity 0.90)
• Shared identity turns crowds from irrational mobs into solidarity-based adaptive resources (similarity 0.90)
• People act together because shared identity lets each expect others will join (similarity 0.89)
• Shared identity generates expectations of support and trust among group members (similarity 0.89)
• Shared identity with a crowd converts density from threat into safety (similarity 0.89)
• Shared social identity is the causal variable predicting solidarity among disaster strangers. (similarity 0.87)
• Shared identity creates orderliness that makes routine dangerous crowding survivable (similarity 0.87)
• Facing a shared threat transforms individuals into a psychological crowd with emergent shared identity (similarity 0.86)
• Crowds turn psychological when members share perceived antagonism. (similarity 0.86)
• Shared identity that enables crowd helping often emerges during an emergency rather than pre-existing. (similarity 0.86)
• A psychological crowd forms from mere co-presence under shared threat. (similarity 0.85)
• Shared identity can be an outcome of mutual aid, not only its cause (similarity 0.85)
• Shared social identity produces adaptive psychosocial resilience that aids group survival in emergencies. (similarity 0.85)
• Greater perceived threat of death produces more solidarity among strangers, not more competition. (similarity 0.85)
• Shared fate in danger makes strangers act as one group offering help. (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Shared identity with a crowd increases helping and decreases pushing others aside. #expands (0.95) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 56
• People act together because shared identity lets each expect others will join #corroborates (0.90) — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 130
• Shared identity generates expectations of support and trust among group members #corroborates (0.90) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 16
• Shared identity turns crowds from irrational mobs into solidarity-based adaptive resources #expands (0.85) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 164
• Shared social identity is the causal variable predicting solidarity among disaster strangers. #corroborates (0.85) — John Drury and Evangelos Ntontis, A SOCIAL IDENTITY MODEL OF COLLECTIVE…, 26
• Post-disaster solidarity toward strangers stems from emergent shared social identity, not prior personal ties. #corroborates (0.80) — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 118
• Collective identity shifts personal goals toward the group’s welfare #corroborates (0.80) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 548
• Shared identity underpins commoner formation and collective action. #corroborates (0.75) — Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Institutional Bricolage and Commoning…, 133
• Shared identity with a crowd converts density from threat into safety #expands (0.75) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 150
• Facing a shared threat transforms individuals into a psychological crowd with emergent shared identity #qualifies (0.70) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 49
• A psychological crowd forms from mere co-presence under shared threat. #qualifies (0.70) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 104
• Crowds turn psychological when members share perceived antagonism. #qualifies (0.70) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 16