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Collective identity or group identity is a shared sense of belonging to a group.This concept appears within a few social science fields. National identity is a simple example, though myriad groups exist which share a sense of identity.
Relatedly, collective identity is an overarching framework for different types of identity development, emphasizing the multidimensionality of group membership. [11] Part of collective identity includes positioning oneself psychologically in a group to which one shares some characteristic(s).
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Meta-analysis results also confirm that social identity causally predicts collective action across a number of diverse contexts. Additionally, the integrated SIMCA affords another important role to social identity – that of a psychological bridge forming the collective base from which both collective efficacy and group injustice may be conceived.
Collective memory refers to the shared pool of memories, knowledge and information of a social group that is significantly associated with the group's identity. [1] [2] [3] The English phrase "collective memory" and the equivalent French phrase "la mémoire collective" appeared in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Collective identity is a sense of belonging to a group (the collective). If it is strong, an individual who identifies with the group will dedicate their lives to the group over individual identity: they will defend the views of the group and take risks for the group, often with little to no incentive or coercion.
Social identity is the portion of an individual's self-concept derived from perceived membership in a relevant social group. [1] [2]As originally formulated by social psychologists Henri Tajfel and John Turner in the 1970s and the 1980s, [3] social identity theory introduced the concept of a social identity as a way in which to explain intergroup behaviour.
The characteristics of identity fusion theory have been summarized in the form of four principles: Agentic-personal self principle: When identity-fused individuals become strongly aligned with a group, they are assumed to maintain an active and agentic personal self, even when the social self is activated.