Support for asymmetric violence among Arab populations : the clash of cultures, social identity, or counterdominance?

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dc.contributor.authorSIDANIUS, Jim
dc.contributor.authorKTEILY, Nour
dc.contributor.authorLEVIN, Shana
dc.contributor.authorPRATTO, Felicia
dc.contributor.authorOBAIDI, Milan
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-01T14:53:38Z
dc.date.available2019-03-01T14:53:38Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractUsing a random sample of 383 Muslims and Christians in Lebanon and Syria, we explored the degree of public support for two distinct kinds of asymmetric violencefundamentalist violence and resistance violenceagainst the United States as a function of three explanatory narratives: a clash of cultures narrative, social identity/self-categorization theory, and a counterdominance perspective. Multiple regression analyses showed that the factors most closely associated with support of asymmetric violence among Arab populations was very much dependent upon the type of asymmetric violence. Among both Christians and Muslims, the results showed that perceived incompatibility between Arab and American cultures was the best predictor of support for fundamentalist violence, while perceived American domination of the Arab world was the distinctly strongest predictor of support for resistance violence. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by start-up funds granted to the first author by Harvard University.
dc.identifier.citationGroup processes & intergroup relations, 2016, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 343-359en
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1368430215577224
dc.identifier.endpage359
dc.identifier.issn1368-4302
dc.identifier.issn1461-7188en
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage343
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/61490
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.language.isoen
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dc.publisherSageen
dc.relation.ispartofGroup processes & intergroup relations
dc.subjectAsymmetric violence
dc.subjectClash of civilizations
dc.subjectCounterdominance
dc.subjectSocial identity
dc.subjectTerrorism
dc.subjectCollective actionen
dc.subjectUnited-Statesen
dc.subjectInternational conflicten
dc.subjectSymbolic racismen
dc.subjectOutgroup hateen
dc.subjectIngroup loveen
dc.subjectSeptember 11en
dc.subjectCivilizationsen
dc.subjectTerrorismen
dc.subjectConservativesen
dc.titleSupport for asymmetric violence among Arab populations : the clash of cultures, social identity, or counterdominance?
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