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Seeing us in them : social divisions and the politics of group empathy / Cigdem V. Sirin, Nicholas A. Valentino, José D. Villalobos

Sirin, Cigdem V. [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Valentino, Nicholas A. [Verfasserin/Verfasser] ; Villalobos, José D. [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021

1 Online-Ressource (xii, 310 Seiten) : digital, PDF file(s).

Englisch

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Mar 2021)

Erscheint auch als: Seeing us in them / Sirin, Cigdem V. [GNDNR:1022657496] (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-1-108-86325-4 (ebook)

978-1-108-79784-9 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-1-108-49584-4 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 1249952936     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/9781108863254

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LOC-SH: Empathy ; Human rights ; Group identity

Empathy ; Human rights ; Group identity

What causes some people to stand in solidarity with those from other races, religions, or nationalities, even when that solidarity does not seem to benefit the individual or their group? Seeing Us in Them examines outgroup empathy as a powerful predisposition in politics that pushes individuals to see past social divisions and work together in complex, multicultural societies. It also reveals racial/ethnic intergroup differences in this predisposition, rooted in early patterns of socialization and collective memory. Outgroup empathy explains why African Americans vehemently oppose the border wall and profiling of Arabs, why Latinos are welcoming of Syrian refugees and support humanitarian assistance, why some white Americans march in support of Black Lives Matter through a pandemic, and even why many British citizens oppose Brexit. Outgroup empathy is not naïve; rather it is a rational and necessary force that helps build trust and maintain stable democratic norms of compromise and reciprocity.