SocioCultural - Social Identity Theory

• What is the social identity theory


  identity an individual forms of themselves and others based on their group membership
• what is an individuals social identity dependent on

  an individuals social identity is dependent on the various different ingroups to which they belong
• example of a social identity one might have


  in an ingroup of a family you may be the sister, mother, cousin etc.
• which ingroups may a person not be able to choose

  race, ethnicity, sex
• What are outgroups?

  groups to which an individual does not belong or identify as being apart of
• how does prejudice occur

  when negative attitudes arise towards outgroups
• what are social groups


  2+ people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics and collectively have a sense of unity
• social categorization


  people arrange others into groups according to specific group characteristics
• what can social categorisation cause?

  stereotypes
• what is social identification


  adopting the identity of the group that we belong to - act in ways we perceive members of the group to act
• what is social comparisons


  process by which an individual or group compares themselves either favourably (downward comparison) or unfavourably (upward comparison) to other groups
• Positive distinctiveness


  the need to show that your ingroup is superior to the outgroup
• what can social comparisons lead to

  individuals and groups feeling either superior or inferior to outgroups