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ABSTRACT
American citizens are all objectively members of the group “the American people” yet they differ
in how strongly they identify with that group of people. Political scientists who study patriotism
and national identity have ignored this important component of group identity, focusing instead
on love of country or on American values. I argue that taking into account Americans’ common
bond with their fellow Americans is an important theoretical and empirical endeavor. Drawing
heavily on social identity theory and the more recent “Amsterdam school,” I propose that
differences in strength of identity with a national group can have important consequences,
including how helpful people are toward their fellow citizens and how willing they are to face up
to their nation’s misdeeds. I test these arguments using a specially-commissioned national
random-sample survey of over 1200 American citizens. The results demonstrate the importance
of analyzing Americans’ attachment to the American people as a social group.
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