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Operationalization of group boundaries in research of religious prosociality

KOPPOVÁ, Kateřina

Basic information

Original name

Operationalization of group boundaries in research of religious prosociality

Authors

Edition

ISORECEA conference: Religion on the Periphery, online, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 15. – 17. 4. 2021, 2021

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords (in Czech)

skupinové hranice; prosocialita; identita; etnické značky

Keywords in English

group boundaries; prosociality; identity; ethnic markers

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 16/2/2022 10:50, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Abstract

V originále

Into some social bonds, we are already born (kin), while into others, we decide for ourselves whether and to what extent we want to be part of them (kith). Similarly, an affiliation to a religious group can be obtained through early socialization by these primary bonds or later in life more based on oneself decision. Groups that we consider as "our own" are usually preferred over other groups. More prosocial acts, such as investing more resources (e. g., energy, time, money), emerge towards members of the same group. In current evolutionary grounded research on religious prosociality, the terms ingroup and outgroup are used to distinguish groups to which an individual belongs or does not. Belonging to different groups contributes to the formation of an individual's varied identity. Social groups can be seen as dynamic organisms that continually change - arise, regroup, and disappear. However, the question remains how it is possible to operationalize the group's belonging and where to lead the dividing line of group boundaries. In this paper, the focus will be not only on the theoretical context of these questions but also on concrete ways in which current research copes with the complexity of these phenomena.

Links

MUNI/A/1444/2020, interní kód MU
Name: Evoluční a kognitivní výzkum náboženství (Acronym: EVAKON)
Investor: Masaryk University
MUNI/A/1483/2020, interní kód MU
Name: Nové výzkumné směry v historicky orientovaném výzkumu náboženství (Acronym: NOVÝSHOVÝN)
Investor: Masaryk University