Social distance and affective orientations

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dc.citation.epage562en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber3en_US
dc.citation.spage538en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber24en_US
dc.contributor.authorKarakayali, N.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T10:02:50Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T10:02:50Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractMost groups have social distance norms that differentiate "us" from "them." Contrary to a widespread assumption in the sociological literature, however, these normative distinctions, even when they are collectively recognized, do not always overlap with the affective orientations of group members in a uniform manner. Relations between normatively close members of a group are not always warm and friendly, and normatively distant groups can sometimes be an object of reverence and love. In this study, a typology of five different ways in which normatively distant groups can be perceived is presented: as competitors, allies, symbols of otherness, saviors, and ambivalent figures. Each type tends to emerge under certain circumstances and triggers different affective orientations. This typology is not a substitute for a general theory, but it aims to provide preliminary insights for investigating why affective orientations toward normatively distant groups take different forms and, more generally, to motivate further inquiry into the relationships between different dimensions of social distance. © 2009 Eastern Sociological Society.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1573-7861.2009.01119.xen_US
dc.identifier.issn0884-8971
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/22643
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.en_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1573-7861.2009.01119.xen_US
dc.source.titleSociological Forumen_US
dc.subjectAffectivityen_US
dc.subjectEmotionsen_US
dc.subjectSocial distanceen_US
dc.subjectStrangeren_US
dc.subjectTriadic relationsen_US
dc.subjectXenophobiaen_US
dc.titleSocial distance and affective orientationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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