Emerging research on intergroup prosociality: Group members' charitable giving, positive contact, allyship, and solidarity with others

Winnifred R. Louis, Emma F. Thomas, Cassandra M. Chapman, Tulsi Achia, Susilo Wibisono, Zahra Mirnajafi, Lisa M. Droogendyk

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Abstract

This paper describes an emerging body of work on intergroup prosociality, drawing together parallel literatures and highlighting some of the themes of the recent research. A broad distinction between benevolence and activism serves as the foundation to explore forms of intergroup prosociality, such as charitable giving, displays of empathy and affirmation (positive and supportive contact), allyship, and solidarity. Gaps and implications for future research are discussed. For example, we propose that it may be useful to distinguish allyship, defined as advocacy for others motivated by the values and norms of the ingroup for its own ends, from solidarity, defined as advocacy on behalf of others from the perspective of a shared, inclusive group. We propose that articulating the similarities between these various forms of intergroup prosociality, and testing the differences, will be a useful direction of future research.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12436
Number of pages16
JournalSocial and Personality Psychology Compass
Volume13
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Intergroup prosociality
  • allyship
  • solidarity
  • benevolence
  • activism

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