Tacit respect for a spent member trumps the group’s readiness to move on

Evidence

The horses were saddled, and the young men were all ready to start, but ”Jim” quietly said, ”Now, gentlemen, I want a good night’s rest, and we shan’t stir from here to-night.” I believe they were really glad to have it so, as one of them was quite “finished.” — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 121

Categorization

  • QUESTION: Worth asking later how far Jim’s quiet command outranks the young mountaineers’ impatience - is this a standard dynamic in her party?
  • XREF: connects to: Group leaders convey members’ worth through how they treat them; Pride tracks intergroup status while respect measures one’s standing inside the group — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2333; Respect received from leaders drives discretionary helping behavior

Broader Connections