PSYC12H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Erving Goffman, Ageism, Feminazi
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Inter - how nations interact with each other. The ingroup becomes part of the self: fifa time (german relation) - everyone related to their past heritage in canada. People assign their group"s trait onto themselves: connected to being a part, german team doing good, she felt good. Self-esteem and social identity are strangely connected like everyone is similar and we adapt stereotypes about the grp. People assign their own traits to the group: we cannot see the positives of the outgroups. Ways we show our group we will win is where we exhibit, prejudice, confirmation bias, and promoting our ingroup and making them unable to thrive. Ppl exp deprivation and are motivated to bring social change, even if not personally affected. Because of this want to be better/different, intergroup bias results as an increase in positive social identity; this = an enhanced self-esteem. When self-esteem is threatened, they can defend themselves through intergroup bias.
