Perceptions of dual identity and separate groups among secular and religious Israeli Jews

Citation
A. Bizman et Y. Yinon, Perceptions of dual identity and separate groups among secular and religious Israeli Jews, J SOC PSYCH, 140(5), 2000, pp. 589-596
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00224545 → ACNP
Volume
140
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
589 - 596
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4545(200010)140:5<589:PODIAS>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The authors examined the effects of perceptions of dual identity and separa te groups on tendencies to handle intergroup conflict through problem solvi ng and contention. Among secular Israeli Jews, regression analyses revealed a significant interaction between perceptions of dual identity and percept ions of separate groups: Only under high perception of dual identity was th e perception of separate groups associated with contention. Among religious Israeli Jews, problem solving and contention were unrelated to either dual identity or to perceptions of separate groups. The results are discussed i n terms of the common ingroup identity model (S. L. Gaertner, M. C. Rust, J . F. Dovidio, B. A. Bachman, & P. A. Anastasio, 1994) and in the context of the conflict between religious and secular Jews in Israel.