THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
SOCIAL THEORY
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Question
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According to social identity theory, hostility is presented during ____ ____ because ____
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Social comparison because we devalue the out group in order to raise our own self esteem.
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Social identification because we take on the identity of the group e.g. wear the football kit of our preferred team.
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Social categorisation because we place ourselves in different social groups.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to social identity theory (Hogg, 2006), people categorize themselves into different social categories to build their own social identity. Thus, groups like sport teams are more or less part of this identity. The underlying social categories are built from prototypical attributes of other group members.
Detailed explanation-2: -Realistic group conflict theory and social identity theory are intergroup approaches to racism in social psychology that emphasize the role that relations of power and dominance between different social groups play in determining patterns of intergroup hostility.
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