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• Who made social identity theory?

  Tajfel and Turner - 1979
• What do T + T suggest about prejudice?

  Prejudice arises when there are two groups - the mere existence of two groups is enough to generate conflict.
• How does this theory suggest how prejudice arises?

  How we see ourselves and our social identity results in belonging to a group. This causes in-group favouritism and hostility to others, the out-group.
• What are the stages that result in prejudice to the out-group?

  Social categorisation - seeing yourself to belonging to a group. Social identification - taking on the norms and attitudes of that group. Social comparison - feeling superior over the out-group.
• What is a supporting study to this theory?

  Crocker + Luhtanen - found those who think highly of their in-group have high self esteem and loyalty to their team.
• What is a supporting study to this theory that tested it through sport?

  Lalonde - studied badly performing hockey team. they blamed the other team success on dirty tactics and claimed superiority in terms of their morals. showed that social identity theory results in bias.
• Evaluate social identity theory using SCOUT!?

  S - Lalonde. Crocker + Luhtanen. C - Wetherall - repeated Tajfel + Turner study in New Zealand and found very different results - cultural impact. O - Realistic Conflict Theory. U - Application to reducing prejudice and targeting low self esteem. T - Can be tested by Fmri.