The Role of Egalitarian Ideology in System-Challenging Collective Action Among Members of Dominant and Marginalized Racial Groups.
| Title: | The Role of Egalitarian Ideology in System-Challenging Collective Action Among Members of Dominant and Marginalized Racial Groups. |
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| Authors: | Vossoughi N; Grinnell College, IA, USA.; Merrell WN; Aarhus University, Denmark.; University of Oslo, Norway.; Kteily NS; Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.; Ho AK; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. |
| Source: | Personality & social psychology bulletin [Pers Soc Psychol Bull] 2026 Apr 16, pp. 1461672261427820. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 16. |
| Publication Model: | Ahead of Print |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Sage Publications for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7809042 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-7433 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01461672 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pers Soc Psychol Bull Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc; Original Publication: Columbus, Ohio [etc.] Behavioral Sciences Laboratory [etc.] |
| Abstract: | Past research on collective action focuses on how identification with a marginalized group or with a politicized identity motivates collective action. We propose that egalitarian ideology-a preference for group-based equality and opposition to hierarchy-can help explain why both marginalized and dominant group members can be motivated to engage in system-challenging collective action. In Studies 1A-1C, among Black, Asian, and White Americans, egalitarianism was related to supporting collective action to advocate for racial equality. In Study 2, the egalitarianism-collective action relationship persisted among White participants when it was salient that their group would lose advantages from reducing racial inequality, and even among those relatively higher in White identification. Thus, egalitarianism helps explain why individuals engage in system-challenging collective action, regardless of whether their racial group benefits, and even when their racial group stands to lose. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: collective action; egalitarianism; ideology; social dominance orientation |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260416 Latest Revision: 20260416 |
| Update Code: | 20260416 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01461672261427820 |
| PMID: | 41988686 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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