social identity theory Flashcards
what is it a theory of?
how prejudice arises
what is it a theory of?
how prejudice arises
what is the main idea of the theory?
that jus the distance of two groups is enough to generate prejudice even without competition
what does theory believe prejudice caused by?
human tendency to identify with groups
look through history
what are the three processes in social identity theory?
social categorisation
social identification
social comparison
what is involved in social categorisation?
involves placing yourself in one particular group and seeing yourself as part of that group
what is involved in social identification?
this is when you start to identify with the group more overtly taking on their social norms and attitudes
what is an examples of a way of taking on a groups norms?
wearing a unifrom
what is involved in social categorisation?
this is when individual self concept gets wrapped up in the groups
people start to view their group as better than others and make direct comparisons in order to boost self esteem
who do groups boost self esteem?
make direct comparisons to other groups and see themselves as better
what stage does self concept get wrapped up in the groups?
in social comparison
what are the three variables to in-group favouritism?
- the extent to which individuals can relate and identify with in-group member
- extent to which there are comparisons to outgrip
- relevance of comparison to out group to in group
why does the theory have application
can explain why prejudice arises
eg kluklutz klan
therefore it can help with how to reduce it
what did sheriff find?
that the boys started to show hostility towards the other group without competition and just when they were aware of each other
what did leivenne et al do?
conducted a study at a football game in which someone fell over
they found that if the person falling over was wearing same football colours the people are more likely to help
