Why Are People Stereotyping Others Is Because Of Ingroup Favoritism?

One psychological reason why people stereotype others is because of ingroup favoritism. Ingroup favoritism is when people tend to favor people who are in their “group”. Many psychology professors have researched this topic, including Marilyn Brewer. Marilyn Brewer, in her summary of evidence, stated, "Ultimately, many forms of discrimination and bias may develop not because outgroups are hated, but because positive emotions such as admiration, sympathy, and trust are reserved for the ingroup" (Brewer). People tend to make biases about others and treat them differently, while they surround people in their “groups” with positivity. I believe that people who surround others with positivity found something that they can relate to with them. People should just ignore the …show more content…
If people just put the stereotypes aside, they could build strong long- lasting friendships with each other. To build on top of that, people should be more open to meeting new people, instead of simply sticking to people that they already know.

In addition, another psychological reason why people stereotype others is because of their self- esteem and social identity. Tajfel, a Polish social psychologist and his colleagues believed that, “...people maintain their self-esteem in part by identifying with groups and believing that the groups they belong to are better than other groups” (Tajfel). People who classify themselves with a group usually believe that they are better than other groups, thus having a high self-esteem. They feel a sense of self- entitlement. In other words, they feel like they deserve more than others and should get better treatment than others. These type of people