PSYC12H3 Chapter Notes -Realistic Conflict Theory, Normative Social Influence, Balance Theory
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Psyc12 reading 1(chapter one) introduction to the study of stereotyping and prejudice. Humans have a tendency to form groups. Some groups can be restricted to others based on special skills, family relations, gender and power. Humans have found that by forming groups, it has made life easier. Groups are the basic building blocks of society . Groups are not just restricted to humans, but animals as well. Both animals and humans as forming groups, has shown survival benefits. These survival benefits include, fighting off predators, and raising offspring successfully. Although there are benefits that forming a group has, it also has disadvantages such as mate competition and mate control, forming close ties with their own group [ingroup] and developing reject toward other members [outgroup]. Even when the group assigned to someone, was completely random, people tend to show preferred likeness to their own group members in that group [minimal group].
