Institute for Research in Social Communication SAS
Topic
The interplay of social norms, intergroup contact, and social identities in shaping solidarity on behalf of disadvantaged groups
PhD. program
Health psychology
Name of the supervisor
Mgr. Barbara Lášticová, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences
Annotation
Supervisor: Mgr. Xenia Daniela Poslon, PhD.
The thesis will investigate the impact of social norms on intergroup attitudes and behavioural outcomes, including solidarity and hostility towards one of or all three of thge following disadvantaged groups: Roma, LGBTQ+, and Ukrainian refugees. The thesis will do this by taking into account the role of socio-cognitive and identity processes, as well as intergroup dynamics in terms of intergroup contact. Through mixed-method researcht, the thesis will map the various aspects of what is communicated by social norms (political discourse), what is in turn perceived and experienced (subjective perceptions of norms and feelings), how it translates into cognitive representations on the individual level (socio-cognitive and identity mechanisms), and what consequences it has for intergroup relations (e.g., solidarity and hostility). These variations can be linked to individual differences as well as stereotypes ascribed to these groups and their respective status positions within Slovak society. The thesis may also adopt the perspective of disadvantaged groups to investigate how solidarity norms shared by the majprity spociety impact on their identities, empowerment and the perceptions of majority allies.
References:
Kende, A., Nariman, H. S., Nyúl, B. et al. (2023). “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”: Acceptance of Paternalistic and Ally Political Discourses Both Predict Pro-Roma Solidarity Intentions Through Moral Inclusion. Political Psychology, 44(5), 1077-1095.
Louis, W. R., Thomas, E., Chapman et al. (2019). Emerging research on intergroup prosociality: Group members’ charitable giving, positive contact, allyship, and solidarity with others. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13(3).
Tankard, M. E., & Paluck, E. L. (2016). Norm perception as a vehicle for social change. Social Issues and Policy Review, 10(1), 181–211.
The thesis will investigate the impact of social norms on intergroup attitudes and behavioural outcomes, including solidarity and hostility towards one of or all three of thge following disadvantaged groups: Roma, LGBTQ+, and Ukrainian refugees. The thesis will do this by taking into account the role of socio-cognitive and identity processes, as well as intergroup dynamics in terms of intergroup contact. Through mixed-method researcht, the thesis will map the various aspects of what is communicated by social norms (political discourse), what is in turn perceived and experienced (subjective perceptions of norms and feelings), how it translates into cognitive representations on the individual level (socio-cognitive and identity mechanisms), and what consequences it has for intergroup relations (e.g., solidarity and hostility). These variations can be linked to individual differences as well as stereotypes ascribed to these groups and their respective status positions within Slovak society. The thesis may also adopt the perspective of disadvantaged groups to investigate how solidarity norms shared by the majprity spociety impact on their identities, empowerment and the perceptions of majority allies.
References:
Kende, A., Nariman, H. S., Nyúl, B. et al. (2023). “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”: Acceptance of Paternalistic and Ally Political Discourses Both Predict Pro-Roma Solidarity Intentions Through Moral Inclusion. Political Psychology, 44(5), 1077-1095.
Louis, W. R., Thomas, E., Chapman et al. (2019). Emerging research on intergroup prosociality: Group members’ charitable giving, positive contact, allyship, and solidarity with others. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13(3).
Tankard, M. E., & Paluck, E. L. (2016). Norm perception as a vehicle for social change. Social Issues and Policy Review, 10(1), 181–211.