Social movements meet individual uniqueness and belonging needs but can become organized violence.

Evidence

Individualism and collectivism provide very different perspectives on the meaning of social movements and the costs and benefits of being a group member. Involvement in a social movement is a way to create a certain selfimage (Pinel & Swann, 2000), to band together with others to feel good about oneself (Kaplan & Liu, 2000), and to maintain a positive sense of one’s unique­ ness while also feeling close and connected to similar others (Brewer & Sil­ ver, 2000). Yet, when framed collectively, social movements can readily create Beyond the Individual: Groups and Collectives the context for organized violence. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 1099

Categorization

• XREF: Links to the inclusion-need/Brewer optimal-distinctiveness strand the reader wants bridged to group-targeting outcomes. — connects to: Conformity can intensify violence beyond what any individual would initiate alone. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 372; Social movements convert existing cultural frames into local meanings enabling organized violence — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 1005; Collectivism, unchecked by individualism, hardens groups against compromise and invites violence. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 1089 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Social movements succeed by offering adherents a new self-understanding #expands (0.90) — Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States, 162
• Scapegoat movements exploit frustrated needs for esteem, belonging, and security. #expands (0.90)
• Organized violence creates member security that validates the movement’s fictitious world #expands (0.85)
• Strong social ties also enable exclusion and violence toward outsiders #expands (0.85) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 528
• Group violence against subgroups grows from frustrated basic human needs seeking fulfillment #corroborates (0.85) — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 79