Whites feeling collective guilt may attempt actual compensation or partial reparation to restore equity

Evidence

In contrast to psychological attempts to restore equity, actual attempts at restoration of equity involve adjusting the inputs or outcomes of the parties involved so that the ratio actually becomes equivalent. Whites that feel collective guilt might attempt actual restoration of equity with Blacks through some form of financial or programmatic compensation. If this rather costly form of actual compensation does not seem viable, a partial attempt to restore equity may be made. One example of an attempt at partial reparation may be a group apology for a past wrong (Walster et al., 1978). An apology may not fully eliminate distress because it only partially restores equity. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 470

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Equity theory organizes the untested link between inequity and reparations — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 427; Psychological equity restoration can shift blame onto disadvantaged groups and motivate counter-restoration — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 469; Low-prejudice whites feel guilt when their behavior violates egalitarian norms. (+13 more)

Broader Connections

• Collective guilt motivates repair and compensation just as personal guilt does #corroborates (0.92) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 564
• Equity theory organizes how perceived inequity becomes collective guilt and reparative action. #expands (0.90) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 427
• Collective guilt requires admitting in-group responsibility and spurs reparations #corroborates (0.88) — Emanuele Castano, On the Perils of Glorifying the In-group, 65
• Acknowledging group privilege triggers guilt that motivates reparative policy support #corroborates (0.86) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 426
• Collective guilt acceptance is a validated measure mediating inequality salience and reparations #corroborates (0.85) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 148
• Collective guilt correlates strongly with perceived reparation obligations toward Indigenous Australians #exemplifies (0.84) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 818
• White guilt triggers self-preoccupied redemption-seeking rather than concern for Black well-being #complicates (0.82) — Janet K. Swim and Deborah L. Miller, White Guilt, 35
• Collective guilt peaks at moderate rather than low or high reparation difficulty #qualifies (0.80) — Michael T. Schmitt, Daniel A. Miller, Nyla R. Branscombe, and Jack W. Brehm, The Difficulty of Making Reparations…, 4
• The perceived cost of reparations functions as a rhetorical deterrent to feeling guilt #complicates (0.79) — Michael T. Schmitt, Daniel A. Miller, Nyla R. Branscombe, and Jack W. Brehm, The Difficulty of Making Reparations…, 79
• Low-prejudice whites feel guilt when their behavior violates egalitarian norms. #expands (0.78)
• Reparation difficulty has an inverted-U effect on collective guilt #qualifies (0.78) — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 70
• White guilt scores skew low and most Whites deny feeling guilty #complicates (0.76) — Janet K. Swim and Deborah L. Miller, White Guilt, 53
• Guilt about group privilege may both require and discourage White identity #complicates (0.75) — Janet K. Swim and Deborah L. Miller, White Guilt, 31
• People are capable of feeling collective guilt for their groups’ wrongs #expands (0.75) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 372