Strong social ties also enable exclusion and violence toward outsiders
Evidence
Turning to the second path, those very social ties that religious practices and rituals help cement, strengthen communities but at the same time could also widen the divide between who is “in” and who is “out.” There is a common belief that social ties are inherently good, and indeed there is a great deal of evidence showing that people with strong community ties are healthier, happier, and more prosocial. However, few talk about the ugly face of strong social ties. The same processes that build community also open the door for exclusion to those who are seen as not belonging, and often, violent opposition to those who are seen as threatening. This could be called the social solidarity hypothesis of intergroup violence. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 528
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 528
- XREF: connects to: Communal trustworthiness often turns outsiders into targets of abuse; Group-based discipline can coerce as powerfully as individual violence — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 5601; Social relations enable malfeasance on a larger scale than their absence does. — Shapiro, Susan P., The Social Control of Impersonal Trust, 11 (+11 more)
Broader Connections
- Social relations enable malfeasance on a larger scale than their absence does.
#expands(0.95) — Shapiro, Susan P., The Social Control of Impersonal Trust, 11 - Communal trustworthiness often turns outsiders into targets of abuse
#corroborates(0.92) - Social capital valuable for one activity can harm others.
#expands(0.85) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 40 - Extreme social control occurs in both the widest and narrowest circles simultaneously
#qualifies(0.75) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 641 - Group-based discipline can coerce as powerfully as individual violence
#exemplifies(0.72) — , The Rod and the Child, 5601