The Pathway Towards Intergroup Forgiveness
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intergroup forgiveness, Intergroup transgression, education
Abstract
Intergroup transgression is a form of relationship that highlights differences among groups. One aspect of this is emphasizing further discrepancies between behaviors of members of the ingroup and outgroup, which may develop antagonistic behaviors against one another. When intergroup characteristics become more salient, ingroup similarities become more evident as well (Turner, 2012) which will consequently inflate the chance of advancing the intergroup conflict. The common ingroup identity theory (Dovidio, 2012) proposes that re-categorization can be an approach by which this conflict can be resolved. This re-categorization rests on the assumption that if a superordinate identity will be identified, the ingroup and outgroup members will behave positively towards one another. This study made use of a 2 x 2 between sample design with the first factor consisting of priming and with the second factor as socio-historical experience. Sixty-nine (69) respondents participated in the experiment who were divided into two groups: those who experienced martial law (cohort group) and those who did not (non-cohort group). ANOVA results indicated that neither priming nor socio-historical group did not differ with one another and therefore did not affect the perceived intergroup transgression and intergroup forgiveness. The findings validated, however, the theoretical assumption that intergroup forgiveness can be facilitated by one's subscription to an overarching identity.
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