What doesn't kill us makes us stronger: the COVID-19 pandemic transforms anonymous citizens into devoted actors (Lo que no nos mata nos hace más fuertes: la pandemia de COVID-19 transforma a los ciudadanos anónimos en actores devotos)

COVID-19 is transforming our lives. We could frame this illness by surrendering to disaster or striving to get over it. We suggest that the pandemic is converting 'some' citizens into devoted actors, individuals viscerally connected - fused - to a group who share a sacred value. Since devo...

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Published inRevista de psicologia social Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 611 - 617
Main Author Gómez, Ángel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Routledge 01.10.2020
SAGE Publications
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actor devoto
COVID-19
devoted actor
fusión de identidad
identity fusion
sacred values
valores sagrados
COVID-19
identity fusion
valores sagrados
sacred values
fusión de identidad
actor devoto
devoted actor
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Summary:COVID-19 is transforming our lives. We could frame this illness by surrendering to disaster or striving to get over it. We suggest that the pandemic is converting 'some' citizens into devoted actors, individuals viscerally connected - fused - to a group who share a sacred value. Since devoted actors are willing to make costly self-sacrifices for their peers and convictions, the virus, instead of 'killing us', could well make us stronger.
ISSN:0213-4748
1579-3680
DOI:10.1080/02134748.2020.1783838