@article{BlanzMummendeyMielkeetal., author = {Blanz, Mathias and Mummendey, Am{\´e}lie and Mielke, Rosemarie and Klink, Andreas}, title = {Wechselseitige Differenzierung zwischen sozialen Gruppen: Ein Vorhersagemodell der Theorie der sozialen Identit{\"a}t}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Sozialpsychologie}, volume = {29}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Sozialpsychologie}, number = {3}, pages = {239 -- 259}, abstract = {Hypotheses derived from social identity theory (Tajfel, 1978) were tested by investigating intergroup differentiation between 2 natural groups. In line with the predictions, members of the low status group (East Germans) favored their in-group (IG) on the status-unrelated (social) comparison dimension, while members of the high status group (West Germans) perceived their IG to be superior on the status-related (material) dimension. The more group members favored their IG over the out-group (OG), the more they emphasized the relative relevance of the pertinent comparative dimension for their IG. Furthermore, a predictive model of intergroup differentiation was tested in which IG favoritism was set to be a function of the perceived stability and legitimacy of the status-difference as well as the perceived permeability of group boundaries. The results showed that members of the low status group favored their IG on the status-unrelated dimension the more the intergroup structure was perceived as being stable, illegitimate, and impermeable and the more they identified themselves with their East-German IG. On the other hand, members of the high status group favored their IG on the status related dimension the more legitimate they perceived the status-difference between both groups.}, language = {de} } @article{BlanzMummendeyMielkeetal., author = {Blanz, Mathias and Mummendey, Am{\´e}lie and Mielke, Rosemarie and Klink, Andreas}, title = {Responding to negative social identity: A taxonomy of identity management strategies}, series = {European Journal of Social Psychology}, volume = {28}, journal = {European Journal of Social Psychology}, number = {5}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199809/10)28:5\%3C697::AID-EJSP889\%3E3.0.CO;2-\%23}, pages = {697 -- 729}, abstract = {Taken from literature on social identity theory and social comparison theory, 12 strategies of identity management were identified as possible responses to negative social identity. A taxonomy with two orthogonal axes is proposed as theoretical organization of these diverse strategies. While the first axis considers responses as being either individual or collective, the second axis refers to the distinction between behaviours and cognitions. It is assumed that the German unification process implied a lower status position of East Germans relative to West Germans on relevant comparison dimensions, and that East Germans have to deal with this threat to their identity. Hence, data of an East German sample are used to empirically systematize identity management strategies, and, thus, to test the proposed taxonomy. Results support the expected four-factor solution only for those strategies taken from social identity theory, while the responses derived from social comparison research build a fifth factor. In addition, the empirical assignments of strategies to cells of the taxonomy are only partly in line with the expected pattern. The empirical findings suggest some clarification and modifications of the proposed response taxonomy. The most important refers to a re-interpretation of the taxonomy's first axis, which now differentiates between responses according to the specific changes of the comparison parameters they imply.}, language = {en} }