THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
SOCIAL THEORY
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That we are unaware of the influence of that particular social identity.
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That it can change over time.
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That is resistant to change.
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That we are more aware of that particular social identity.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does it mean when we say that a social identity has become “salient"? That it can change over time. That we are unaware of the influence of that particular social identity.
Detailed explanation-2: -what does it mean when we say that a social identity has become “salient"? that we are more aware of that particular social identity.
Detailed explanation-3: -While there are many identities that can describe a person there are some that are more salient than others. The “Big 8” socially constructed identities are: race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, religion/spirituality, nationality and socioeconomic status. I.
Detailed explanation-4: -Social Identity Theory considers how group membership is incorporated into our self-concept and how this affects our views of other members and nonmembers of our groups as well as members of rival groups.
Detailed explanation-5: -Social identity refers to people’s self-categorizations in relation to their group memberships (the “we”). These categorizations are often assigned to us or something we are born into.