PSYC 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Neutral Nation
21 Feb 2013
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American perspective: a group can be defined as two or more people who interact with each other and are interdependent, in the sense that their needs and goals cause them to influence each other. Interconnectedness and interrelated is at the heart of this definition. They just need to have a shared identity in this definition. Capture similarities and differences between the groups. Polarized away from out-group features: how different we are, what makes us special. The same problem applies to out-group defining characteristics. However, it is unlikely that it happens because of: poorly defined cultures, there are no such thing as distinct cultural groups. In fact, people are willing to die to protect their culture. Groups are made on the basis of an arbitrary characteristic. No one in the group gets to know any one else in the group. You have to give money to ingroup and outgroup members. A single attribute that distinguishes the ingroup from the outgroup.
