Author(s)

Shenzhi Jiang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Marxism, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China

Corresponding Author

Shenzhi Jiang

ABSTRACT

The group dynamics, which is based on the belief that the interaction between endogenous needs and external fields determines human behavior, provides a brand-new perspective on the logical progression of heroic spirit from the previous loss of values to the public's internalization. While heroic spirit is a valuable spiritual treasure of the Chinese nation, the absence of endogenous motivation and the weakening of the external field have blocked the pursuit of heroic spirit by individuals and weakened the effect of social extolment of heroic spirit, leading directly to the loss of the "noble" value of heroic spirit in the past. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public's urgent need for heroic spirit and the brewing consensus on the value of heroic spirit have continued to merge and link with external cultural fields where heroic spirit is practiced, contributing to the return of the "extraordinary" spirit of heroic spirit. In order to keep the heroic spirit remaining "ordinary" and being internalized in people's daily life, and to keep the heroes 'ordinary', it is necessary to guide people to reach a rational consensus on heroic spirit and to guide and regulate the external field, so as to realize the mutual regulation of the endogenous needs and the external fields.

KEYWORDS

Hero, Heroic Spirit, Role Model, Group Dynamics

CITE THIS PAPER

Shenzhi Jiang, From 'Extraordinary' to 'Ordinary': Logical Progression of the Public's Internalization of Heroic Spirit under the Impact of the Pandemic—Based on Kurt Lewin's Group Dynamics. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2024) Vol. 6: 146-155. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2024.060422.

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