Psychological resources and mechanisms as characteristics of national identity: theoretical justification and empirical research

  • Marharyta S. Fabrykant Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

Abstract

The article covers relations between structural and agency approaches to studies of national identity, drawing on the examples of various theories based on each of these approaches. It shows that structural and agency approaches are related o mechanisms and resources of national identity construction in psychology in a different way than in other social sciences. The plausibility of considering these peculiarities gets revealed by means of the author’s own empirical research on national identity.

Author Biography

Marharyta S. Fabrykant, Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

senior lecturer at the department of psychology, faculty of philosophy and social science

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Published
2019-01-15
Keywords: structural approach, agency approach, national identity, psychological resources, psychological mechanisms
How to Cite
Fabrykant, M. S. (2019). Psychological resources and mechanisms as characteristics of national identity: theoretical justification and empirical research. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 2, 80-84. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/1924
Issue
No 2 (2017): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
Social Psychology

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