Tajfel And Turner's Social Identity Theory Flashcards

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What does the theory evaluate

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The process of seeing someone as an in group or out causing prejudice.

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Stage 1?

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Social categorisation.
Identifying yourself as in a group
Eg by sport or gender.

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Stage 2?

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Social identification.

Adopt the identity of the group and self-esteem gets tied in.

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Stage 3?

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Social comparison.
Compare our own groups to others .
Need to compare favourable to keep a good self esteem.

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Why do we have categories?

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Suggest right behaviour for that group and gives us an identity

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