Social scientific work on the suppression, mitigation or denial of prejudiced attitudes has tended to focus strategic self-presentation and self-monitoring undertaken by individual social actors their own behalf. In this paper, we argue that existing perspectives might usefully be extended incorporate three additional considerations. First, may, some occasions, act defend not only themselves, but also others from charges prejudice. Second, over course any encounter, interactants may take...

Advocates of semi-structured interview techniques have often argued that rapport may be built, and power inequalities between interviewer respondent counteracted, by strategic self-disclosure on the part interviewer. Strategies use to construct similarity rely presumption will in fact interpret interviewer's behaviour this way. In article we examine role using data drawn from three projects involving interviews with young people. We consider how an attempts ‘do similarity’ interpreted...

At the time of devolution settlement in UK, there was widespread concern that establishment Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales would prompt a rise English identity at expense British and, turn, threaten polyethnic constructions citizenship. Such presumptions typically rested on reified understandings category labels English, conflated construct national with constructs territorial belonging, social inclusion Post-devolution survey data do not currently reveal decline...

In this article we question recent psychological approaches that equate the constructs of citizenship and social identity which overlook capacity for units governance to be represented in terms place rather than people. Analysis interviews conducted England Scotland explores how respondents invoked images Britain as “an island” avoid constructions nationality, citizenship, or civil society. Respondents used island imagery distinguish their political commitment British from questions relating...

ABSTRACT. The growing popularity of English national insignia in international football tournaments has been widely interpreted as evidence the emergence a renewed consciousness. However, little empirical research considered how people England actually understand support relation to identity. Interview data collected around time Euro 2000 and 2002 World Cup fail substantiate presumption that for team maps onto claims patriotic sentiment any straightforward way. People with far‐right...

This study explores the context dependence of national stereotypes. Scottish subjects stereotyped their own group in three between‐subject conditions: after rating English, Greeks, and isolation (i.e. without explicit reference to any other category). Following logic self‐categorization theory (Turner, Hogg, Oakes, Reicher & Wetherell, 1987; Turner, Haslam McGarty, 1994), we predicted that self‐stereotype would depend on frame created by experimental manipulations. Further changes...

We examine critically the two traditions of work that have informed discursive approaches to identity: social constructionism and conversation analysis. Within both strands, identity is theorized as a flexible phenomenon situated in conversations. But although constructionists locate within social, such remains at theoretical rather abstract level often fails interrogate practices through which constituted. Conversely, this attention occasioning everyday talk precisely focus second, analytic...

Lions (Panthera leo) play a crucial ecological role in shaping and maintaining fragile ecosystems within Africa. Conservation efforts should focus on genetic variability wild populations when considering reintroduction attempts. We studied two groups of lions from conservation sites located Zambia Zimbabwe to determine their make-up, information that is usually unknown the sites. In this study, we analysed 17 specimens for cytb seven microsatellite markers ascertain family relationships...

Researchers have argued that, depending on the framing of Northern Ireland conflict, each group could either be a minority or majority relative to other. This complicates macrosocial explanations conflict which make specific predictions basis positions. The present paper argues that this conundrum may arisen from inherent variability in microidentity processes do not fit easily with macroexplanations. In rhetoric position is analysed political speeches delivered by leading members an...

ABSTRACT. This article compares the ways in which references to ‘the (British) Empire’ were constructed and used interview accounts of national identity domestic politics Scotland England. In Scotland, spontaneous Empire typically formulated conjunction with nationalist moral meta‐narratives. Respondents variously inferred heroic character from Scotland's role Empire, or cast Scottish history as an enduring struggle between progressive forces nationalism atavistic Anglo‐British colonialism....

Animal conservation practices include the grouping of captive related and unrelated individuals to form a social structure which is characteristic that species in wild. In response rapid decline wild African lion (Panthera leo) populations, an array conservational strategies have been adopted. Ex situ reintroduction requires construction socially cohesive pride structures prior release. This pilot study adopted network theory approach quantitatively assess pride's relationships between...

Abstract Studies evaluating human–wildlife interactions (HWIs) in a conservation context often include psychometric scales to measure attitudes and tolerance toward wildlife. However, data quality is at risk when such are used without appropriate validation or reliability testing, potentially leading erroneous interpretation application of findings. We 2 online databases (ProQuest Psych Info Web Science) identify published HWI studies that included attitude tolerance. analyzed these...

The focus of this article is the conversational management blaming and accountability. In particular, we explore how involved speakers routinely allocate avoid blame in everyday talk. considering such a problematic notion social interaction, analyse BBC interview between Princess Diana Martin Bashir that was aired on British national television 20 November 1995. analysis, consider different discursive strategies are employed by ways work up credible authentic accounts. More specifically,...

ABSTRACT This study explores identity in providing voluntary help for endangered animal species. Identity is a cornerstone of social psychological explanations helping behaviour but has not been understood relation to human–animal relationships. Open‐ended questionnaires were administered 111 volunteers working range international conservation projects aimed at protecting animals. Participants asked their reasons volunteering, choice project, experiences and expectations. Thematic textual...

The wild population of the African lion Panthera leo continues to decline, requiring alternate conservation programs be considered. One such program is ex situ reintroduction. Prior release, long-term monitoring and assessment behavior required determine whether prides coalitions behave naturally are sufficiently adapted a environment. Social network analysis (SNA) can used provide insight into how pride as whole individuals within it, function. Our study was conducted upon 2 captive-origin...

Social scientists frequently use the iconic figure of soldier who fights and dies for nation to exemplify power processes national identification. However, little work has considered how soldiers themselves orient possibility being motivated by a desire ‘serve country’. The present study explored this through series interviews with members British Army Territorial Army. Although in explicit talk about ‘the country’ typically downplayed importance ‘serving as motivation, discussing prospect...

Inequality in society is legitimised through the ‘meritocracy myth’ and existing research claims that affluence of super-rich result their superior traits. Discursive Social Psychology examines ways which psychological concepts such as personality traits function talk. This explores how entertainment documentaries construct to legitimise wealth. A corpus 41.5 hours terrestrial UK televised broadcasts used term, ‘super-rich’ was analysed. explored wealthy individuals are presented having...

The exchange of narratives or stories infuses social life at every level of interaction, from mundane conversation to mass media communication. In this paper, we explore what Campbell (1998) has termed the most important narrative document its time-the BBC Panorama interview between Martin Bashir and late Princess Diana. We adopt a discursive approach study narrative, in which treat it as constructive and performative, rather than neutral reflection life. In particular, we interrogate use...

Within social psychology, studies of the nation have typically been understood in terms national identity. Criticisms made tendency to conflate 'being' a member category with psychological attachment group and its members. Furthermore, ethnomethodologically informed approaches argued that little has said about when how actors frame matters as one Taking example football support, this study considers circumstances under which may be cast matter identity, such ascriptions are resisted....

Abstract Although the study of national identity in social psychology has examined various ways which group is ‘imagined’, little attention been paid to many collective commemorations, celebrations and rituals state assumed unite nation. This surprising given number commemorations fill calendars modern nations throughout world are by scientists play some part reproduction community. Taking British Royal Golden Jubilee 2002, present examines how understandings Anglo‐British manifest...