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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 283-304 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Social Justice Research |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Social Creativity in Olympic Medal Counts: Observing the Expression of Ethnocentric Fairness. / Platow, Michael J.; Hunter, John; Branscombe, Nyla; GRACE, Diana.
In: Social Justice Research, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2014, p. 283-304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Creativity in Olympic Medal Counts: Observing the Expression of Ethnocentric Fairness
AU - Platow, Michael J.
AU - Hunter, John
AU - Branscombe, Nyla
AU - GRACE, Diana
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Although fairness rules provide a basis for conflict resolution, social and psychological processes can lead people to use these rules flexibly to allow their own groups to compare favorably relative to other groups. In two studies, we examined the expression of such ethnocentric fairness in the context of the Olympic Games. Participants rated the fairness of different methods of determining relative rankings of countries’ performances. Results showed that participants used fairness rules flexibly in ways likely to enhance the relative standing of their own country. Thus, even in this context of normative intergroup harmony, fairness rules can be a basis for intergroup conflict. We conclude that fairness rules are best understood as dynamic constructions reflecting the realities of social life and identity-related processes involved in negotiating that social life.
AB - Although fairness rules provide a basis for conflict resolution, social and psychological processes can lead people to use these rules flexibly to allow their own groups to compare favorably relative to other groups. In two studies, we examined the expression of such ethnocentric fairness in the context of the Olympic Games. Participants rated the fairness of different methods of determining relative rankings of countries’ performances. Results showed that participants used fairness rules flexibly in ways likely to enhance the relative standing of their own country. Thus, even in this context of normative intergroup harmony, fairness rules can be a basis for intergroup conflict. We conclude that fairness rules are best understood as dynamic constructions reflecting the realities of social life and identity-related processes involved in negotiating that social life.
U2 - 10.1007/s11211-014-0219-1
DO - 10.1007/s11211-014-0219-1
M3 - Article
VL - 27
SP - 283
EP - 304
JO - Social Justice Research
JF - Social Justice Research
SN - 0885-7466
IS - 3
ER -