Social Identity Theory In groupsOut Groups KCVIRegi

Lets start with a video… (4:44) ‘Identity theory and social identity theory: Basics’ Answer this question- How does this theory relate to global issues? Social Identity Theory: Explains how and why people come to identify with particular social groups.

In group vs out group In group: A group to which you belong Out group: A group to which you do not belong Make a chart in your notes like the following: Try to think of groups that help form an identity (significant groups) In groupsOut Groups KCVIRegi

The pre-teen years… not that long ago I like this video: (4:29) ‘Group Identity-Ingroup and Outgroup formation’ Was this your experience? Share with someone when you realized you were part of a group and when you were not part of a group.

Reading- Tajfel et al. (1971) & ‘Evaluation of social identity theory’ What is ‘minimal groups paradigm’? What procedure did Tajfel follow in his initial experiment? What were Tajfel’s findings? What procedure did Jean Elliot follow in her experiment in 1968? What was Lonsdale & North’s (2009) study?

Key Principles of S.I.T according to Tajfel (1971) 1.We identify with people in our ‘in-group’ and take comfort in our similarities 2.We notice and emphasize differences in people in ‘out groups’ (us vs. them) 3.This (us vs. them) can be based on very minimal criteria 4.We favour members of our in-group and will likely discriminate against members of out-groups