Victimisation among advantaged groups likely works differently than among minorities
Evidence
However, very few studies have asked whether the perceptions and feelings of victimisation and implications they have for intergroup behaviour are explained in the same way or differently in the case of advantaged and disadvantaged groups. This question is pertinent to ask as the political, economic and social contexts in which minority groups are placed which lead to their victimisation are very different. The majority group in most societies is placed in advantageous contexts. In most societies, people belonging to the minority group suffer from more than one type of exclusion. — R. C. Tripathi, R. Kumar, and V. N. Tripathi, When the Advantaged Feel Victimised, 10
Categorization
- XREF: Directly connects to the reading purpose — cross-national test of the weak-identity/accountability-evasion pattern in a non-whiteness context (upper-caste Hindus). — connects to: Dominant-group members endorse digressive victimhood claims more than competitive ones — Felix Danbold, Ivuoma N. Onyeador, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Dominant groups support digressive…, 90; Both perpetrator- and victim-group members engage in competitive victimhood when accused — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations:…, 120; Competitive victimhood serves opposite identity needs for victims versus perpetrator groups. — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations:…, 122 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Dominant majority and the group it harmed show asymmetric victimhood dynamics.
#corroborates(0.95) — R. C. Tripathi, R. Kumar, and V. N. Tripathi, When the Advantaged Feel Victimised, 127 - A majority, advantaged group reports feeling more victimised than the minority it once victimised.
#qualifies(0.85) — R. C. Tripathi, R. Kumar, and V. N. Tripathi, When the Advantaged Feel Victimised, 52 - Objectively powerful groups claim victim status by merging current and past enemies
#qualifies(0.82) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 2146