Unit 4 (Attitudes) - Social Identity Theory Flashcards
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Social Identity Theory
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Our self-esteem comes from our membership of a group - indivudals have tendency to categorise people as ‘us’ or ‘them’
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Associated Scientist
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Henry Tajfel
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Elements of Social Identity Theory
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Categorisation, Identification, Comparison
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Social Categorisation
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The process of sorting people, objects, and events into categories to identify them as either part of ‘in group’ or ‘out group’
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Social Identification
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The process of adopting behaviours and attitudes of a group to enhance our self-esteem
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Social Comparison
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When we compare the similarities and differences between ‘in’ and ‘out’ groups - often done to maintain status or self-esteem
