TY - JOUR
T1 - Types of Identification and Intergroup Differentiation in the Russian Federation
AU - Minescu, Anca
AU - Hagendoorn, Louk
AU - Poppe, Edwin
N1 - Relation: http://www.rug.nl/
date_submitted:2009
Rights: University of Groningen
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The fall of the Soviet Union affected the established identity patterns and intergroup
relations in the Russian Federation. A survey investigates the effect of
Russians’ and titulars’ identifications with their ethnic group, their republic, and
the Russian Federation on intergroup stereotypes.We hypothesized that identification
at various inclusiveness levels is differently reflected in the positive/negative
stereotypes about in-group and out-groups. While in-group stereotypes would be
positively affected by all types of identification, out-group stereotypes would turn
more negative by ethnic identification and more positive by republican and federal
identification. Further, we expected that republican identification would improve
titulars’ in-group stereotypes and Russians’ out-group stereotypes, while
federal identification would enhance Russians’ in-group stereotypes and titular’s
out-group stereotypes. Russians favored their in-group mostly in positive terms.
Titular minorities favored their in-group mostly on negative stereotypes. A model of
intergroup differentiation is proposed that takes into account social identification
at different inclusiveness levels. This model makes clear the potential threat posed
by republican identifications to the stability of intergroup relations in Russia.
AB - The fall of the Soviet Union affected the established identity patterns and intergroup
relations in the Russian Federation. A survey investigates the effect of
Russians’ and titulars’ identifications with their ethnic group, their republic, and
the Russian Federation on intergroup stereotypes.We hypothesized that identification
at various inclusiveness levels is differently reflected in the positive/negative
stereotypes about in-group and out-groups. While in-group stereotypes would be
positively affected by all types of identification, out-group stereotypes would turn
more negative by ethnic identification and more positive by republican and federal
identification. Further, we expected that republican identification would improve
titulars’ in-group stereotypes and Russians’ out-group stereotypes, while
federal identification would enhance Russians’ in-group stereotypes and titular’s
out-group stereotypes. Russians favored their in-group mostly in positive terms.
Titular minorities favored their in-group mostly on negative stereotypes. A model of
intergroup differentiation is proposed that takes into account social identification
at different inclusiveness levels. This model makes clear the potential threat posed
by republican identifications to the stability of intergroup relations in Russia.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00564.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00564.x
M3 - Article
VL - 64
SP - 321
JO - Journal of Social Issues
JF - Journal of Social Issues
IS - 2
ER -