Social identity theory and group processes

Question 1

social identity approach is different from social identity theory, true or false?

Answer 1

true

Question 2

social identity approach =

Answer 2

social identity theory + self-categorization theory

Question 3

our self-esteem derives from?

Answer 3

both our personal identity and from the status and accomplishments of the various groups to which we belong.

Question 4

in-group favouristim?

Answer 4

by ensuring we feel good about our in-groups, we feel good about ourselves.

Question 5

ethnocentrism?

Answer 5

the evaluation of other cultures/groups according to the preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of ones own culture/groups.

Question 6

ethno =

Answer 6

culture

Question 7

briefly explain minimal group paradigm?

Answer 7

people will tend to reduce the benefit to the ingroup I it means maximising the detriment to the outgroup.

Question 8

being able to exercise ingroup favouritism leads to…

Answer 8

higher-self esteem measures.

Question 9

numerous repetitions have shown a bias for preferring..

Answer 9

relative gain over the out-group versus absolute gain for the ingroup.

Question 10

competition…

Answer 10

triumphs over cooperation even when the groups formed are meaningless and individual members lack group identity investment ( has obvious consequences for groups where investments in group memberships are high).

Question 11

if you are in a stigmatized / low status group, identify the 3 stages to improve the ingroup status?

Answer 11

social competition, social creativity, social mobility.

Question 12

briefly explain social competition…

Answer 12

directly challenging an outgroup’s higher status position, exposure to sports competitions, especially those involving violence, can elevate physiological arousal, potentially setting the stage for transforming hostile inclinations into aggressive behaviour.

Question 13

briefly explain social creativity….

Answer 13

redefining the relevance of particular comparators, asserting ‘alternative’ dimensions of comparison as being important or subdividing the devalued group to create a subgroup (excluding the self), which is more deserving of the devaluation than the group as a whole.

Question 14

briefly explain social mobility….

Answer 14

separating from the group to move to a higher status group, abstract psychological distancing (reduced levels of investment ect), jumping ship…

Question 15

Group boundries…

Answer 15

permeable or impermeable ( is there an opportunity to move to another group yes or no, stable/unstable)

Question 16

social mobility is an individual level strategy…explain?

Answer 16

leaving a socially-undesirable or stigamtized group in favour of a higher status group… social identity theory predicts: social mobility is only possible when group boundries are permeable, it is feasible to change group membership, if group boundries are impermeable , individuals are more likely to employ strategies which improve the social value of their whole group such as social creativity.

Question 17

social mobility and social creativity are thought to be…

Answer 17

mutally exclusive strategies…one is a group based response, the other is individual

Question 18

the status boundries are impermeable and the status relations are stable, according to SIT you should adopt a …

Answer 18

social creativity strategy

Question 19

for stories to be valuable they have to be…

Answer 19

anomalous and immutable, they have to demonstrate some form of everyday life that is not currently explained by theoretical modelling, stories can be science, they have to test the boundries of theories by being sufficiently detailed and context specific. CHECK NOTES

Question 20

tyranny….

Answer 20

abuse of authority, absolute ruler, unrestrained exercise of power

Question 21

groups and power are the root of tyranny, avoid them because their corrupting influence is

Answer 21

irresistible

Question 22

impact of the Stanford prison experiment?

Answer 22

the predominance of the ‘role’ account of oppression

Question 23

what actually happened in the Stanford prison experiment…

Answer 23

it was not that straightforward, prisonners did not passively accept their role < importance of resistance, guards did not passively accept their role < importance of zimbardo

Question 24

Zimbardo framed…

Answer 24

from the start cruelty, ppression and unequal power structure between two groups.

Question 25

identify the moral problems of the ‘role account’

Answer 25

it suggests that any of us would mindlessly resort to violence if this appeared to be demanded by our role, by denying HUMAN AGENCY, it also excuses anyone who might take on the role of the tyrant, bully or thug, it makes resistance appear futile

Question 26

CHECK FOLDER FOR BBC PRISON STUDY

Answer 26

NOTES

Question 27

Tyranny can be reduced by

Answer 27

surveillance of the powerful

Question 28

bbc prison study aimed to replicate Zimbardo in

Answer 28

an ethical way, tested zimbardos analysis against alternative predictions basied on SIT.