Collective Guilt: International Perspectives (Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521520835 ISBN 13: 9780521520836

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Do people ever feel guilty about the harmful actions their group has committed against another group, even if they personally were not responsible for, or played no role in, the harm done? The research in this volume reveals these experiences of collective guilt as well as provides answers to "when" and "why." Moreover, the consequences of collective guilt for reconciliation between groups in conflict are examined in diverse nations. How collective guilt may be garnered for peaceful purposes and the resolution of social conflict is critically considered in this timely book.

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Book Description:

Do people ever feel guilty about the harmful actions their group has committeed against another group, even if they personally were not responsible for or played no role in the harm doing? The research in this volume tells us who, when, and why people feel such "collective guilt". The consequences of collective guilt for reconciliation between groups in conflict are examined in diverse nations. How collective guilt may be garnered for peaceful purposes and the resolution of social conflict is critically considered in this timely book.

About the Author:

Nyla R. Branscombe is Professor of Psychology at University of Kansas. She is well known in the field of Intergroup Relations, with more than 75 articles and chapters published. She has been co-recipient of several major research awards from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

Bertjan Doosje is Senior Lecturer at University of Amsterdam. His research has focused on group identification and its consequences for intergroup judgements. He currently serves on two journal editorial boards. He was co-recipient (with Branscombe) of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Otto Kleinberg award for Intercultural and Int. Relations prize in 1999.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521520835
• ISBN 13: 9780521520836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 356
• Editor: Branscombe Nyla R., Doosje Bertjan