3.4 Consolidation quiz
Before you go on to the next section, check your understanding of some key concepts that have been covered here.
Activity 6 Consolidation quiz
Answer the following multiple choice questions and read the feedback below.
1. Social identity approaches argue that:
Discussion
A is the correct answer here. Social identity approaches argue that when people are in situations where they see themselves and others as members of a group (e.g. in a crowd protest situation), then they will behave towards others as if they too are members of a group, rather than as a collection of unique individuals. So, for example, at a football match you might identify with others who are supporting your team, and see those supporting the opposing team as members of a different group.
2. Reicher’s (1984) analysis of the St Pauls riots in 1980 helped to understand:
Discussion
D is the correct answer here. Reicher’s (1984) analysis of the St Pauls riots helped us to understand how people’s social identities (e.g. as members of the St Pauls community) can be mobilised in crowd protests. Reicher showed the ways in which people’s actions within crowds were related to this shared identity, in the sense that their actions were directed by shared group norms about what was considered appropriate in that context.
3. The Elaborated Social Identity Model of crowd behaviour (ESIM) focuses on:
Discussion
C is the correct answer here. The ESIM starts from the position that crowd events are typically intergroup encounters, and examines how group identities may develop and change as a result of interactions between these groups.
Considering the Social Identity Model of Collective Action (SIMCA), decide whether each of the following statements is an example of (a) group identification, (b) group-based injustice, or (c) group efficacy:
I see myself as a student.
I feel that we are able to change the government’s economic policies of austerity.
I feel connected to other students.
I feel angry about the gender pay gap.
It is not right that the super-rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes.
I feel we can make a real change in society if we work together.
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