Ingroup outgroup

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Groups

Group dynamics

Choice shift Conformity Group cohesion Group emotion Group characteristics Group development Group decision making Group discussion Group participation Group performance Group polarization Group problem solving Group process consultation Group size Group structure Groupthink Ingroup outgroup Intergroup dynamics Peer pressure

Types of group therapy

Brainstorming Consciousness raising groups Encounter group Family Focus groups Functional groups Group counseling Group instruction Group psychotherapy Marathon group therapy Reference groups Social groups Support groups Teams T-groups

Other aspects

Group homes Social loafing

In social psychology , an ingroup is a social group towards which an individual feels loyalty and respect, usually due to membership in the group. This loyalty often manifests itself as an ingroup bias. Commonly encountered ingroups include family members, people of the same race, culture or religion, and so on. The term originates from social identity theory which grew out of the work of social psychologists Henri Tajfel and John Turner. Using a method called the minimal group paradigm, Tajfel and colleagues discovered that people can form ingroups, as well as outgroups within a matter of minutes. Such groups can form even on the basis of seemingly trivial characteristics, such as preferences for certain paintings..

See also

• Authoritarianism
• Cronyism
• Collective narcissism
• Elitism
• Ethnic identity
• Nepotism
• Persecution
• Social dominance orientation
• Self perception
• Social identity
• Social networks
• Social perception

External links

• Ingroup loyalty, outgroup hostility: The power of tribes in evolution
• Social Development and Human Evolution: Managing the Ingroup Boundary, Michael J. Lovaglia, Chana Barron, Jeffrey A. Houser