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Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... own in-group and the concept ‘good’, and between an outgroup (a group the participant is not a member of) and the concept ‘bad’ ... is associated with reduced physiological threat responses to outgroup members (Blascovich et al., 2001), and reduced differences in the way ... / more

Justice seems not to be for all: Exploring the scope of justice

... belongs. Similarly, “their group” is referred to as the outgroup, i.e., those social groups from which an individual feels the need to ... When we talk about group comparison, the ingroup and the outgroup are salient for those involved, and we often apply this ... / more

The victim wars: How competitive victimhood stymies reconciliation between conflicting groups

... may interplay with group members’ need to compete with the out-groups (e.g., Brewer & Brown, 1998). Thus, group members may tend to engage in a real competition with the out-group over who has suffered more. Interestingly, this kind of competition ... / more

The Role of Honor and Culture in Group-Based Humiliation, Anger and Shame

... E. W., & Gaertner, S. L. (2006). Intergroup threat and outgroup attitudes: A meta-analytic review. Personality and Social ... / more

Human, or Less than Human?

... emotions (e.g., nostalgia, embarrassment, admiration) to outgroup members compared to ingroup members, but attribute emotions that we ... other animals (e.g., happiness, fear, anger) to ingroup and outgroup equally. This subtle tendency to see other groups as less human – ... / more

Reconsidering Race in the Genetic Era

... inequalities and less interested in interacting with racial out-group members. In light of this research, one could argue that folk notions ... / more

Penetrating the Circle of Death: Why People are Dying (and Killing) Not to Die

... MS to actual aggressive behavior taken towards members of an outgroup ( McGregor et al., 1998). Only after a death reminder did ... / more

Social Judgment: Warmth and Competence are Universal Dimensions

... it predicts active behaviors towards the member of the outgroup: Active facilitation (helping) versus active harming (attacking). ... That is, when one’s ingroup goals clash with those of an outgroup, the ingroup perceives that outgroup as a foe—as unfriendly and ... / more

‘The Vision Thing’

... intelligence, and his or her own, from that of the outgroup ( Turner & Haslam , 2001).  Evidence of these dynamics at work ... often involve promotion of the ingroup at the expense of an outgroup.  Again, though, the key to leadership lies not in getting ... / more

Complementing Individualism with The Social Identity Approach

... is divided into an in-group (that includes the self) and out-group (that excludes the self). As a consequence, individuals will like ... anger and fear motivate approach and avoidance of the out-group, respectively. It seems, then, that we have indeed evolved as social ... / more