SOCIOL 41 Lecture Notes - Lecture 71: Arthur Schuster, Collective Identity
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Two or more individuals collectively interacting with their environment with a common identification and shared goals. In-group = social unit that we belong to or identify with (we,us) Out-group = social unit that we do not belong to or identify with (they,them) Defined as groups of two or more individuals, typically between 2 and 20 individuals, whose members are able to engage in direct, face to face interactions. Interactions are direct, intimate, informal, personal, ends in themselves. =attachment based on needs to achieve goals. =interactions are indirect, low emotion, formal, impersonal, means to an end. =attachments based on use the others norms, values, and perspectives as standards to evaluate the self. Content of the bond = type of relationship. = attachments based on the expression of status differences, the exercise of power. Four types of symbolic content linked to four types of relational bonds: affective, instrumental, status, self.
