Berger ch. 3 - "In-Groups and Out-Groups"

Question 1

Beliefs

Answer 1

shared creed

Question 2

Traits

Answer 2

descriptive characteristics for in-group members

Question 3

Practices

Answer 3

what members do, how they are expected to behave (past, current, and future)

Question 4

Extremist In-Group

Answer 4

movement/organization itself

Question 5

Eligible In-Group

Answer 5

broad identity collective represented and recruited by organization

Question 6

Ineligible In-Group

Answer 6

at risk of being expelled; eligibility becomes an obligation, seen as betraying the organization if they do not go along with everything

Question 7

Purity

Answer 7

the measure of how closely an in-group conforms to in-group identity described by an ideology; how well are they adhering to what is expected of them?

Question 8

Heresy/Apostasy

Answer 8

in extremism, these words are interchangeable; the belief that substantially wrong beliefs or practices can disqualify an otherwise eligible person from an in-group