Aalborg Universitet, Jyllandsgade 10, 3.1, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
Aalborg Universitet, Jyllandsgade 10, 3.1, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2020 Oct;35:98-102. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.03.007. Epub 2020 Apr 13.
Recent research on social movements have shown the significant role protest symbols play in mobilizing action and constructing a shared identity for a group pressing for social change. The present article gives an overview of crowd and social movement theories that focus on how symbols form and maintain groups. Borrowing from cultural psychology and social representations theory it explores how symbols are created and the meaning making processes around them within larger groups. The article unpacks two key functions of symbols within protest: first as a motivating trigger for protest action, and second as a unifying symbol for group identity and solidarity. It concludes with a discussion of how focusing on protest symbols could inform future social psychological research.
最近有关社会运动的研究表明，抗议符号在动员行动和为争取社会变革的群体构建共同身份方面发挥了重要作用。本文概述了关注符号形成和维护群体的人群和社会运动理论。借鉴文化心理学和社会表征理论，探讨了符号是如何在更大的群体中产生的，以及它们周围的意义建构过程。本文剖析了抗议中符号的两个关键功能：一是作为抗议行动的激励触发因素，二是作为群体认同和团结的统一符号。最后讨论了关注抗议符号如何为未来的社会心理学研究提供信息。
