Social identity theory Flashcards
Who developed SIdT
Tajfel & Turner (1979)
What is stage one
Social categorisation
What is stage two
Social identification
What is stage three
Social comparison
What is social categorisation
beginning to see yourself as part of a group
What can make you feel part of a group
Age, Gender Interests, Social class, Religion, Friends
what is social identification
You percieve others as either ingroup or outgroup
What is social comparison
viewing your social group as superior to others,it comes from viewing the products of your ingroup as better than the products of the outgroup
What is the research
Tajfel et al. minimal groups study
What did Tajfel et al find
People would choose maximum difference over maximum joint profit
What is a real life example
Football fans