Group consciousness in political science refers to the phenomenon in which members within a social identity group become aware of how their group identification impacts their position in society, and therefore come together to pursue collective action to advocate for their shared interests.[1][2] Group consciousness requires two necessary preconditions: group membership, and group identification.[1] Group membership is the 'objective' belonging within the group, while identification refers to the subjective psychological importance of the group to the member.[1] Group consciousness has been studied, for example, among women,[3] Hispanic and Latino Americans,[4] and Muslim Americans.[5]
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- ^ Stokes, Atiya Kai (July 2003). "Latino Group Consciousness and Political Participation". American Politics Research. 31 (4): 361–378. doi:10.1177/1532673x03031004002. ISSN 1532-673X. S2CID 144333828.
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