SOCIOL 41 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Arthur Schuster, Ethnocentrism
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A situation in which groups take antagonistic actions toward each other to influence an outcome each considers important. The issues at stake often become larger and more apparent as the conflict progresses. Members of opposing groups develop antagonistic attitudes toward each other, distrust and hostility grow. The term intergroup conflict is used in two distinct ways. Group whose members interact with one another, have well-defined role relationships, and have interdependent goals. Conflict between persons belonging to different social categories. People who perceive themselves as members of the category. A well-established theory that provides one explanation for the development of. Originates in opposing interests that develop into overt conflict intergroup conflict. When groups are pursuing objectives in which a gain by one group necessarily results in a loss by the other, they have what is called an opposition of interest. This causes members of each group to experience frustrating and develop antagonistic attitudes towards the other group.
