7. Minority influence and the dynamics of change & 8. Flashcards
Ferenc Mérei
Collective experience (racist shit)
Moscovici
- •Several members advocate minority viewpoint, not just one
- •Consistency: Minority must remain consistent intheiropinionover time
- •Confidence: incorrectnesstheyarepresenting
The „Blue-green” study
- 1.Consistent minority condition: unusual response on every trial
- 2.Inconsistent minority: two-thirdof the responses unusual
Social Identity Theory / SIT (Henry Tajfel, 1972)
- • People derive self-esteem from positively valued group memberships
- • The way we feel about the important group memberships that we share with others
- •Motivation: Valuing me and mine
John Turner
Self-categorization
8.3. Self-categorization
John Turner;:
- Seeing oneself as a member of a social group rather than as a unique individual
- Self-categorization takes place on various levels:
“I” Becomes “We”
Activated group membership changes the self-concept
Opinions, feelings, behaviors move toward those typical of the group
- • Those become norms or standards for the self
- • Particularly for those who strongly identify with the group
- • Particularly in situations in which group membership is salient
BIRG
(Bask In Reflected Glory, Cialdini et al.,1976) :
is a self-serving cognition whereby an individual associates themselves with known successful others such that the winner’s success becomes the individual’s own accomplishment.[
Billig and Tajfel
Minimal group paradigm
Minimal group paradigm
Billig and Tajfel: - Discrimination occurs even if groups have no history, no interaction, no pre-existing conflict
Effects of Perceived Extreme Threat:
Moral Exclusion and Hate Crimes
- •Moral exclusion: Seeing out-group members as beyond the boundaries of just, fair, and moral treatment
- •Dehumanization
