Summary Social Identity in the Military | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) sites.psu.edu
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The article examines the use of social identity in the military to discourage individualism and promote obedience by combining personal identity and group affiliation.
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- The military uses social identity as a mechanism to reduce individualism and promote obedience.
- The fostering of social identity in the military is important for cohesion and support among soldiers.
- Groups who collectively experience pain or significant life events tend to form stronger social bonds.
- The military uses its power and influence to mold social identity and create conformity.
- There can be conflicts between personal identity and socially built identity in the military.
- The use of military power and influence can change perceptions, attributions, and motivation.
- Balancing social identity and personal identity could produce better outcomes in organizations.
- The military benefits from using social identity to optimize war fighting, but it comes at a cost of personal identity.
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This article explores how social identity is utilized in the military to discourage individualism and encourage obedience. Social identity is a blend of personal identity and group affiliation.
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This article discusses social identity in the military and how it is used to reduce individualism and promote obedience. The author explains that social identity is a combination of personal identity and the sense of identifying with a group. In the military, social identity is foster
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