Muzafer Sherif was a highly regarded Turkish-American social psychologist who has been deemed one of the respected founders of modern social psychology. Over the course of his career, Sherif has received an unsurmountable amount of awards in recognition for this contributions to social psychology. For example, he was awarded the Scientific Contribution Award (1968) and was the first person to receive the Cooley-Mead award. Sherif also developed several intriguing and powerful techniques for understanding social environments, particularly social norms and social conflict. This can be expressed through two of his well-known theories; the social judgement theory and the realistic conflict theory. Through his experimental contributions, Sherif
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“In 2010, 12.9% of the population, or about one out of eight people in the United States, were foreign-born” (Camarota, 2011). As immigration rates skyrocket annually, people within the country often feel animosity towards these “outsiders” in fear of their job security, resources, and overturning the genetic pool of the nation. To combat these fears, hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan are formed by individuals who share the same feelings of hate. “According the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the number of hate groups in the United States has increased by 56% since 2001” (Tix, 2015). Triggers such as 9/11 could have been instigators towards this sudden increase of hate groups within the United States, which has caused so many people to have feelings of prejudice to immigrants and people who are different. Finally, a large percentage of violence is caused by gang-related activity in areas with large populations. In fact, “nearly 67% of gang homicides occurred in cities with populations over 100,000 and 17% occurred in suburban countries in 2012” (National Gang Center, 2012). Areas with large populations often provide the framework for gang violence due to the sheer amount of land and desire for control over
“In 2010, 12.9% of the population, or about one out of eight people in the United States, were foreign-born” (Camarota, 2011). As immigration rates skyrocket annually, people within the country often feel animosity towards these “outsiders” in fear of their job security, resources, and overturning the genetic pool of the nation. To combat these fears, hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan are formed by individuals who share the same feelings of hate. “According the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the number of hate groups in the United States has increased by 56% since 2001” (Tix, 2015). Triggers such as 9/11 could have been instigators towards this sudden increase of hate groups within the United States, which has caused so many people to have feelings of prejudice to immigrants and people who are different. Finally, a large percentage of violence is caused by gang-related activity in areas with large populations. In fact, “nearly 67% of gang homicides occurred in cities with populations over 100,000 and 17% occurred in suburban countries in 2012” (National Gang Center, 2012). Areas with large populations often provide the framework for gang violence due to the sheer amount of land and desire for control over