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The Distinctiveness Principle: Identity, Meaning, and the Bounds of Cultural Relativity
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Extending theories of distinctiveness motivation in identity (Breakwell, 1987; Brewer, 1991; Snyder & Fromkin, 1980), we discuss the precise role of distinctiveness in identity processes and the cross-cultural generality of the distinctiveness principle. We argue that (a) within Western cultures, distinctiveness is necessaryfor the construction of meaning within identity, and (b) the distinctiveness principle is not incompatible with non-Western cultural systems. We propose a distinction among three sources of distinctiveness: position, difference, and separateness, with different implications for identity and behavior. These sources coexist within cultures, on both individual and group levels of selfrepresentation, but they may be emphasized differently according to culture and context.
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- Authors
- Vignoles, V. L., Chryssochoou, X., & Breakwell, G. M.
- Venue
- Personality and Social Psychology Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2000-11
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 337-354
- ISSN
- 1088-8683 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7957
- OpenAlex
- W2093473147
- Cited by
- 317
- References
- 12
- FWCI
- 12.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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