Ethnic identity and patriotism as predictors of collective guilt acceptance
Collective guilt is a group emotion, developed and shared between group members as a result of dealing with past misdeeds committed by members of own group. Collective guilt is associated with restitution, reparation and forgiveness seeking toward victimised group. This paper will examine...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociological Scientific Society of Serbia
2016-01-01
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Series: | Sociologija |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0038-0318/2016/0038-03181601072N.pdf |
Summary: | Collective guilt is a group emotion, developed and shared between group
members as a result of dealing with past misdeeds committed by members of own
group. Collective guilt is associated with restitution, reparation and
forgiveness seeking toward victimised group. This paper will examine
relationship between ethnic identity and collective guilt acceptance, so we
can determine relationship between different levels of ethnic identification
and collective guilt acceptance. Also, it will be examined indirect effect of
blind and constructive patriotism on relationship of ethnic identification
and collective guilt acceptance. Survey was conducted in the context of
existing interpretations of past war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, among persons
of Serb ethnic group. There is negative relationship between ethnic identity
and collective guilt acceptance, indicating that collective guilt is higher
for middle identifiers in comparison with low and high identifiers. Blind
patriotism has moderate effect between ethnic identity and collective guilt
acceptance, with higher level of blind patriotism negative influence of
ethnic identity on collective guilt acceptance is stronger. There is indirect
effect of constructive patriotism between ethnic identity and collective
guilt acceptance with relatively small effect. Given results indicating
importance of ethnic identification on developing collective guilt acceptance
but only to the certain level which allows dealing with responsibility
regarding actions committed by members of own group. |
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ISSN: | 0038-0318 2406-0712 |