The more, the merrier? Numerical strength versus subgroup distinctiveness in minority groups

Livingstone, Andrew George, Spears, Russell, Manstead, Antony Stephen Reid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7540-2096 and Bruder, Martin 2011. The more, the merrier? Numerical strength versus subgroup distinctiveness in minority groups. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 47 (4) , pp. 786-793. 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.03.012

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Abstract

Evidence attests to the efforts made by minority groups to defend and promote ‘distinctive’ attributes that potentially define the ingroup. However, these attributes are often only available to a prototypical minority within the minority category. In two studies we tested the hypothesis that, under certain conditions, large projected increases in the numerical strength of a ‘distinctive’ attribute (emotional intelligence in Study 1; ingroup language in Study 2) within a minority category can paradoxically evoke less-than-positive reactions from those who already have the attribute. Findings confirmed that while a large projected increase in the numerical strength of a ‘distinctive’ attribute was viewed positively when the comparative context focused on the inter-category relation with a majority outgroup, this increase was viewed less positively, and as undermining their own identity, in a narrower intra-category context. Implications for identity management strategies in minority groups are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Distinctiveness; Minority groups
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0022-1031
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2022 08:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/30317

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