“Who do they think they are?”: social identity & conflict in small rural community

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Ham, Saleena and Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2022. "“Who do they think they are?”: social identity & conflict in small rural community." Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia. 31 (1), pp. 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/10371656.2022.2061723

Article Title	“Who do they think they are?”: social identity & conflict in small rural community
ERA Journal ID	22045
Article Category	Article
Authors	Ham, Saleena and Woolcock, Geoffrey
Journal Title	Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia
Journal Citation	31 (1), pp. 33-48
Number of Pages	16
Year	2022
Publisher	Routledge
Place of Publication	Australia
ISSN	1037-1656
	2204-0536
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/10371656.2022.2061723
Web Address (URL)	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10371656.2022.2061723
Abstract	Building resilience in small communities has increasingly become an aspirational objective to help adapt to challenging economic and social change. Communities with identified resilience traits are seen to be better equipped to survive and thrive in adversity. Resilience relies on embracing change and social cohesion. However, the divide between social groups of “insiders” and “outsiders” in small communities can divide and suppress resident contributions and participation. This qualitative research in two small South Queensland, Australian towns, population under 2000, interviewed 89 residents using social identity theory and discourse analysis to analyse data. It found social identity phenomena-motivated antisocial behaviours including withheld support, exclusion, derision, criticism, shame/blame gossip, and attack, directly and indirectly. In the research communities, witnessing or experiencing social hostility created hesitation to lead, speak, participate, or innovate without social support, and led to withdrawal, burnout, and departure.
Keywords	community conflict; rural community; Social identity
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	441003. Rural sociology
Public Notes	Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
Byline Affiliations	University of Southern Queensland
	Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (Research)

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