AuscandocDiverse Social Identities Can Protect Against Misinformation | #Psychology Today Canada https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/misguided/202504/diverse-social-identities-can-protect-against-misinformation “If a lack of #networkdiversity increases biases, can greater #ideologicaldiversity reduce them? There is evidence that suggests it can. Research shows that people with more ideologically diverse networks tend to have less polarized beliefs, and meaningful discussions across differences can reduce #polarization. (1/3)
However, I argue that we should also strive for a broader set of social identities that are independent from one another. This is a concept known in social psychology as “social identity complexity.” (2/3)
Social identity complexity refers to having multiple, distinct social identities that don’t overlap heavily. Research shows that people with higher social identity complexity are less biased and more tolerant of outgroups. Having more contact with diverse groups of people also predicts higher social identity complexity. Again, having diverse social connections can help keep us grounded. (3/3)
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I can't help but notice so many of the most prescient warnings I've seen online consistently come from trans people, a group i feel probably knows something about social coding for different situations that don't overlap very much 🫠
I can't help but notice so many of the most prescient warnings I've seen online consistently come from trans people, a group i feel probably knows something about social coding for different situations that don't overlap very much 🫠