Social Identity Theory

Question 1

What are the three stages prejudice occurs in proposed by Tajfel & Turner

Answer 1

Social categorisation
Social identification
Social comparison

Question 2

What is meant by prejudice?

Answer 2

A learned negative attitude or prejudgment about another person/group that involves feelings of dislike, hostility and fear based in little or no knowledge of them but rather a stereotype.

Question 3

What is meant by discrimination?

Answer 3

Actions that occur towards another person/group because of fears/prejudice.
It could be physical, avoidance or verbal actions

Question 4

Describe social categorisation

Answer 4

Tajfel & Turner maintain it is Te automatic act of categorising ourselves and others into particular social groups.
A group that you belong to or are a member if is the in-group.
A related group we do not belong to is the out-group.

Question 5

Describe social identification

Answer 5

Tajfel & Turner argue we adopt the identify of the in group we have categorised ourselves as belonging to and internalise the culture of that group.

Question 6

Describe social comparison

Answer 6

Tajfel & Turner suggest we compare our in-group with more out-groups, viewing them in negative way.
Out-group denigration or hostility takes place. This discrimination stemming from prejudice caused by grouping. Opportunities to put down out groups, to make them look bad, are seized I order to raise groups self-esteem.