Tajfel And Turner's Social Identity Theory Flashcards
1
Q
What does the theory evaluate
A
The process of seeing someone as an in group or out causing prejudice.
2
Q
Stage 1?
A
Social categorisation.
Identifying yourself as in a group
Eg by sport or gender.
3
Q
Stage 2?
A
Social identification.
Adopt the identity of the group and self-esteem gets tied in.
4
Q
Stage 3?
A
Social comparison.
Compare our own groups to others .
Need to compare favourable to keep a good self esteem.
5
Q
Why do we have categories?
A
Suggest right behaviour for that group and gives us an identity
