Inequality, role reversal and cooperation in multiple group membership settings

Gender differences in cooperation with group membership

We study experimentally how males and females differ in the way same-gender peers observing their action affects their social behavior. In our experiment, people play a Prisoner’s Dilemma Game with a partisan audience watching the choice. Two groups of the same size (6-10 persons) participated in each session; these groups could be both all-male, both all-female, or one allmale and one all-fema...

Effects of Inequality and Reasons for Inequality on Group Identification and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas

Three studies tested the hypotheses that inequality among group members, as well as specific reasons for inequality, would significantly influence strength of group identification and cooperative responses to a social dilemma. In Study 1, participants reacted to scenarios describing a public good social dilemma. For some scenarios there was an equal distribution of initial resources, while in o...

Discrimination and well-being amongst the homeless: the role of multiple group membership

The homeless are a vulnerable population in many respects. Those experiencing homelessness not only experience personal and economic hardship they also frequently face discrimination and exclusion because of their housing status. Although past research has shown that identifying with multiple groups can buffer against the negative consequences of discrimination on well-being, it remains to be s...

Multiple Membership Models for Social Network and Group Dependencies

Inequality, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability

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