THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
SOCIAL THEORY
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A person has not just one “personal self”, but rather several social selves that correspond to group membership.
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Behaviour that is biased towards the benefits of the in-group
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The assumption that individuals strive to improve their self-image by trying to enhance their self-esteem, based on either personal identity or through various social identities (in-groups/out-groups).
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The process by which an individual favourably compares their in-groups with out-groups (Us Vs Them)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Social identity theory assumes that people’s identities are based on the social groups they belong to, in addition to their individual traits (Tajfel & Turner, 1979, 1986). Comparisons with other groups are used to maintain or obtain positive social identities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social identity theory explains that derive esteem from a group that they positively identify with, therefore they favor it. They allocate more resources to the in-group to maximize the difference between their in-group and out-groups in order to achieve such identifications.
Detailed explanation-3: -5 Self-Categorization (and Social Identity) Theory Social identity refers to the ways that people’s self-concepts are based on their membership in social groups. Examples include sports teams, religions, nationalities, occupations, sexual orientation, ethnic groups, and gender.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are three key phases: categorization, social identification, and social comparison (Tajfel 1974).