Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Society In the Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series, international experts introduce important themes in psychological science that engage with people’s unprecedented experience of the pandemic, drawing together chapters as they originally appeared before COVID-19 descended on the world. This book explores how COVID-19 has impacted society, and chapters examine a range of societal issues including leadership and politics, community, social status, welfare, social exclusion and accountability. Addressing the social and psychological processes that structure, and are structured by, our social contexts, it shows not only how groups and individuals can come together to manage global crises, but also how these crises can expose weaknesses in our society. The volume also reflects on how we can work together to rebuild society in the aftermath of the pandemic, by cultivating a shared sense of responsibility through social integration and responsible leadership. Showcasing theory and research on key topics germane to the global pandemic, the Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series offers thought- provoking reading for professionals, students, academics and policy makers concerned with the psychological consequences of COVID-19 for individuals, families and societies. S. Alexander Haslam is Professor of Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland. Alex’s research focuses on the study of group and identity processes in social, organisational and health contexts. Together with over 250 co-authors around the world, he has written and edited 15 books and published over 250 peer-reviewed articles on these topics. He is a former editor of the European Journal of Social Psychology and currently Associate Editor of The Leadership Quarterly. Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 The Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series aims to highlight important themes in psychological science that engage with people’s unprecedented experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. These short, accessible volumes draw together chapters as they originally appeared before COVID-19 descended on the world but demonstrate how researchers and professionals in psychological science had developed theory and research on key topics germane to the global pandemic. Each volume includes a specially commissioned, expert introduction that contex- tualises the chapters in relation to the crisis, reflects on the relevance of psychologi- cal research during this significant global event, and proposes future research and vital interventions that elucidate understanding and coping with COVID-19. With individual volumes exploring society, health, family, work and media, the Psycho- logical Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series offers thought-provoking reading for professionals, students, academics and policy makers concerned with psychological consequences of the pandemic for individuals, families and society. Titles in the series: Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Families, Parents, and Children Marc H. Bornstein Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Media and Technology Ciarán Mc Mahon Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Society S. Alexander Haslam Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Work Cary L. Cooper Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Health Dominika Kwasnicka and Robbert Sanderman For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.routledge.com/ Psychological-Insights-for-Understanding-COVID-19/book-series/COVID Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Society Edited by S. Alexander Haslam First published 2021 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 selection and editorial matter, S. Alexander Haslam; individual chapters, the contributors The right of S. Alexander Haslam to be identified as the author of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. 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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested ISBN: 978-0-367-64760-5 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-64759-9 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-12612-6 (ebk) Typeset in Times New Roman by Apex CoVantage, LLC Selected chapters are taken from the following original Routledge publications Selma Rudert, Rainer Greifeneder, Kipling Williams, Current Directions in Ostra- cism, Social Exclusion and Rejection Research, ISBN: 978-0-8153-6813-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-351-25591-2 (ebk) Ken J. Rotenberg, The Psychology of Trust, ISBN: 978-1-138-67848-4 (hbk) 978-1-315-55891-2 (ebk) Barry Richards, The Psychology of Politics, 978-1-138-55167-1 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-14769-7 (ebk) Wendy Stainton Rogers, Perspectives on Social Psychology: A Psychology of Human Being, ISBN: 978-1-138-50132-4 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-14427-6 (ebk) Catherine Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, Tegan Cruwys, Genevieve Dingle, S. Alexander Haslam, The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure, ISBN: 978-1-138-12387-8 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-64856-9 (ebk) Carolyn Kagan, Mark Burton, Paul Duckett, Rebecca Lawthom, Asiya Siddiquee, Critical Community Psychology: Critical Action and Social Change, ISBN: 978-1-138-36405-9 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-43150-0 (ebk) Polli Hagenaars, Marlena Plavšić, Nora Sveaass, Ulrich Wagner, Tony Wain- wright, Human Rights Education for Psychologists, ISBN: 978-0-367-22287-1 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-27431-2 (ebk) Contents List of contributors ix Introduction: COVID-19 and society 1 S. ALEXANDER HASLAM 1 Leaders 13 BARRY RICHARDS From The Psychology of Politics 2 Trust and politics: The Emperor’s not very new clothes 37 KEN J. ROTENBERG From The Psychology of Trust 3 Community as social ties 45 CAROLYN KAGAN, MARK BURTON, PAUL DUCKETT, REBECCA LAWTHOM AND ASIYA SIDDIQUEE From Critical Community Psychology: Critical Action and Social Change 4 Social status and disadvantage 109 CATHERINE HASLAM, JOLANDA JETTEN, TEGAN CRUWYS, GENEVIEVE DINGLE AND S. ALEXANDER HASLAM From The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure 5 Human welfare 143 WENDY STAINTON ROGERS From Perspectives on Social Psychology: A Psychology of Human Being viii Contents 6 Dealing with social exclusion: An analysis of psychological strategies 188 SUSANNA TIMEO, PAOLO RIVA, AND MARIA PAOLA PALADINO From Current Directions in Ostracism, Social Exclusion and Rejection Research 7 Social accountability and action orientation: Strengthening the policy-making capacity of psychologists 205 ELIZABETH LIRA KORNFELD From Human Rights Education for Psychologists Contributors Mark Burton, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (visiting position) Tegan Cruwys, Research School of Psychology, The Australian National Univer- sity, Australia Genevieve Dingle, The University of Queensland, Australia Paul Duckett, Victoria University, Australia S. Alexander Haslam, The University of Queensland, Australia Catherine Haslam, The University of Queensland, Australia [email protected] Jolanda Jetten, The University of Queensland, Australia Carolyn Kagan, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK [email protected] Rebecca Lawthom, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Elizabeth Lira, Alberto Hurtado University, Chile [email protected] Maria Paola Paladino, University of Trento, Italy Barry Richards, Department of Humanities and Law, Bournemouth University, UK [email protected] Paolo Riva, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Ken J. Rottenberg, University of Keele, UK [email protected] Asiya Siddiquee, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Wendy Stainton Rogers, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University, UK [email protected] Susanna Timeo, University of Trento, Italy [email protected]