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What is Social Identity Theory
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Henri Tajfel et al. (1971) theory of social categorisation
Addresses problems with Erikson's psychosocial identity theory Identity split into personal identity and social identity Ingroups and outgroups Ingroup = sense of belonging and self-esteem Outgroup = prejudice, exaggerating the difference Social mobility through social creativity and social competition Random categorisation is enough to create prejudices Important = led to techniques to challenge prejudice Example = Elliott's blue eyes/brown eyes study |
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What is minimal groups
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Linked to Tajfel's Social Identity Theory
No practical purpose or reason for being in a group. No real conflict Assigning people to groups is enough to cause prejudice and discrimination Important = provides evidence for causes of prejudice Important = leads to possible ways of reducing prejudice eg make people experience the result of prejudice Example = Tajfel et al. (1971) study on 14 and 15 year old boys. Grouped according to a preference for Klee or Kandinsky. Allocated points. 1: to two ingroup member, 2: to two outgroup members, 3: to one of each. Consistently gave points to ingroup members even at the expense of maximising profit for all |
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What is embodiment?
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The body is important to our sense of identity as we live our lives through it
Bodies are physical and biological as well as social and psychological What we physically look like affects our identity Woodward (2000) we mould our bodies to match our identities Body projects to transform our bodies eg tattoos, piercings, clothes etc Used to express group identity eg emo, goth Important = in Erikson's psychosocial related to stages of development eg ageing Important = in SIT, discrimination is associated with physical impairment Important = in Social Constructionism, embodiment allows identity to be created. Important = shows how disability as an identity is forced on people by others and the environment |
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What is core identity
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Linked to Eric Erikson's psychosocial
The identity that is most central to us. Personal The internal self remains stable, consistent and reliable, creating a sense of continuity with the past However it is not rigid. Eight stages of development may modify core identity through normative crises Important = central to the psychosocial theory. Theory of core identity not shared with other theories of identity Conflict = SIT say identity can change Conflict = Social Constructionism which say that identities are social. Core identity is a story for our autobiographical narrative. Multiple identities. An identity is a resource in social negotiation |
