University of St Andrews, UK.
University of Dundee, UK.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2021 Apr;60(2):678-699. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12415. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
Much research addresses the proposition that identifying with a group shapes individuals' behaviour. Typically, such research employs experimental or survey methods, measuring or manipulating social identification and relating this to various outcome variables. Although shedding much light on the processes involved in the identity-behaviour relationship, such research tends to overlook the various constraints that limit individuals' abilities to act in accordance with their identities. Using interview data gathered in north India, we explore the factors affecting the enactment of a religious identity. More specifically, using data gathered at a religious mass gathering, we compare and contrast participants' reports of identity enactment when they are at the event and when they are in their home villages. These two contexts differ in terms of their social organization, especially the degree to which they are marked by the presence of a shared identity. Exploring participants' accounts of such differences in social organization, we consider the social processes that constrain or facilitate identity enactment. In so doing, our analysis contributes to a richer analysis of the identity-behaviour relationship.
许多研究都探讨了这样一个命题，即认同一个群体塑造了个体的行为。通常，此类研究采用实验或调查方法，衡量或操纵社会认同，并将其与各种结果变量联系起来。虽然此类研究揭示了身份与行为关系中涉及的诸多过程，但它们往往忽略了各种限制因素，这些因素限制了个体根据自身身份行事的能力。本文利用在印度北部收集的访谈数据，探讨了影响宗教身份表现的因素。更具体地说，我们利用在一次宗教集会中收集的数据，比较和对比了参与者在参加活动时和在自己的家乡村庄时对身份表现的报告。这两个背景在社会组织方面存在差异，特别是在共同身份存在的程度上存在差异。通过探讨参与者对这种社会组织差异的描述，我们考虑了限制或促进身份表现的社会过程。这样做，我们的分析有助于更深入地分析身份与行为的关系。
