National Identity from a Social Psychological Perspective: Two Brazilian Case Studies.

Autor/in	Morse, Stanley J.
Titel	National Identity from a Social Psychological Perspective: Two Brazilian Case Studies.
Quelle	(1976), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Activism; Association (Psychology); Authoritarianism; Behavior Patterns; Case Studies; Cultural Awareness; Developing Nations; Identification (Psychology); Nationalism; Political Attitudes; Psychological Patterns; Role Perception; Self Concept; Social Psychology; Social Science Research; Socialization; Surveys; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Assoziation; Autoritarismus; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Nationalismus; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Selbstkonzept; Sozialpsychologie; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Brasilien
Abstract	Four aspects of national identity are investigated that seem relevant to an understanding of the complex sociopsychological ties which bind individuals to the nation-state. The four aspects of national identity are self-identity, consciousness of national identity, perception of nation-state, and citizenship role within nation-state. Two parallel case studies of national identity in Brazil were performed to investigate the four aspects. A questionnaire was administered to 178 undergraduates at the Universidade de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo and to 193 undergraduates at the Universidade Federal do Para in Belem. Findings indicated that Belem respondents appear to place more emphasis on nationality than the Sao Paulo respondents. How strongly a person in Sao Paulo identifies with the nation-state has implications for how politically active one is likely to be and how one is likely to perceive Brazilian society. In contrast, in Belem identification with the nation-state is a more general phenomenon, thus revealing little about the individual's perceptions and behavioral dispositions. The difference may exist because national identity in Belem seems to assume a religious, other-worldly cast or because people in Belem simply are further removed from detailed information about Brazilian society and from channels of political change. It was concluded that, although further research must be done, psychological survey research techniques are useful for examining national identity. (Author/ND)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC