mgm
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Post by mgm on Oct 6, 2017 13:45:06 GMT
From my understanding displaced aggression can strengthen in-group relationships when the object of aggression is external to the group. So when members of a group perceive a threat as coming from outside of the group, they have a tendency to coalesce as a unified force as the individuals in the group begin to identify with the group (us vs them) rather then with themselves as individuals (me vs you).
An example that comes to mind from my personal experience is as follows:
When I was younger I worked a retail job which was commission based. It was a very competitive working environment in which salespeople had to fight and claw to make a living and, needless to say, there were several strained relationships amongst coworkers. Then one day a new manager was brought in to oversee the department who was instantly disliked by all of the salespeople because of the disrespectful way in which he treated them. Coworkers who never used to talk much before, because of personal differences, were now all of a sudden seen having animated conversations with one another while commiserating over their shared dislike of the new manager. The relationships between all of the salespeople improved because they now had a common enemy!
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