Morality in Groups: On the Social‐Regulatory Functions of Right and Wrong

Ellemers, Naomi; van den Bos, Kees

doi:10.1111/spc3.12001

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Morality in Groups: On the Social‐Regulatory Functions of Right and Wrong

Ellemers, Naomi, van den Bos, Kees·2012·Social and Personality Psychology Compass

DOI 10.1111/spc3.12001

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Applying what we know about group‐based identities and concerns allows us to improve our understanding of the ways in which morality is relevant to social judgments of right and wrong. We distinguish between three different social functions of moral standards and moral judgments. The identity defining function of morality indicates where people want to belong, and how they are regarded by others. The group dynamic function indicates consensual definitions of what is right and wrong that guide individual behavioral choices. The intergroup relations function of group morality, speaks to the way people tend to communicate with and behave towards members of other groups that have different moral standards.

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Authors: Ellemers, N., & van den Bos, K.
Affiliations: Leiden University (NL)
ORCID: Ellemers, Naomi
Venue: Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012-12
Volume: 6
Issue: 12
Pages: 878-889
ISSN: 1751-9004 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12001
OpenAlex: W1594248649
Cited by: 164
References: 61
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 18.92
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 1 d)
Locations: Social and Personality Psychology Compass (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
Keywords: moral judgment, social regulation, group identity, social belonging, intergroup relations, moral norms, social norms, group dynamics

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