Social Identity Theory Flashcards

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Prejudice

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To make judgement about someone based on their membership of a group rather then their individual nature

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Discrimination

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Treating people differently because of prejudice toward the social group to which they belong

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Social comparison

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We determine our own social and personal worth based on how we stack up against others

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Ingroups

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The group the individual belongs to

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Outgroups

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The group that the individual does not belong to

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Social Identification

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Adopting the identity of the group we have categorised ourselves as belonging to

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Social Categorisation

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Automatic act of putting yourself into a group

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List the three stages of social identity in order

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  1. Social Categorisation
  2. Social Identification
  3. Social Comparison
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What does Social Identity Theory suggest causes prejudice?

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The act of being grouped

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What behaviours happen during comparison?

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Gossiping

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How does Sherif support Identity Theory?

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The boys in the Robbers Cave study CATEGORISED themselves into two different groups and created strong IDENTIFICATION within those groups (flags, names - “rattlers and eagles”, mottos). This resulted in positive distinctiveness - the boys felt superior to their outgroups, shown by name calling. The strong identity eventually resulted in violence through social COMPARISON. E.G burning each- others flags

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In group favouritism

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Making you in group look good

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Out group denigration

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Making the out group look bad

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How is Realistic Conflict Theory better than this theory?

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Its more detailed - suggests that it is not just the creation of two groups that leads to prejudice, but that there needs to be competition for the same resources/ goal for conflict/ prejudice to develop

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Positive distinctiveness

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The motivation to show that our in group is preferable to an outgroup

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How is Realistic Conflict Theory worse than this theory?

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Doesn’t explain why the people would be hostile towards each other before competition is introduced but social identity theory does via categorisation

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How doesn’t this include individual differences?

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Still don’t know why some people are more prejudice than others

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What can this explain in the real world?

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Can explain the escalation of group behaviour to violence e.g gangs warfare

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How does this suggest we can reduce prejudice?

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By breaking down categorisation and identification in order to prevent violence

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What is a problem with sherif’s study which means the theory may not be valid?

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Observers were influencing the boys therefore the results may not be valid