lecture 6 intergroup behaviour

Question 1

define intergroup behaviour

Answer 1

influence of perception, behaviour or cognition based recognition of their distinct social group ie ingroup and outgroup

Question 2

prejudice

Answer 2

derogatory social attitudes/cognitive beliefs, expression of negative affect or display of hostile/discriminatory behaviour towards member of group due to membership in their group

Question 3

relative depravation theory

Answer 3

discrepancy between our expectations and our attainments - getting less that what we feel we are entitles to as a group
lead to frustration which leads to inter group riot/aggression - exacerbated by situation cues ie police action

Question 4

explanations of intergroup behaviour

Answer 4

relative deprivation
realistic conflict
social identity

Question 5

davies 1969 curve hypothesis of relative deprivation theory

Answer 5

relative dep acute when attainments suffer a sudden setback in the context of expectations - ie very suddenly get something feel entitled to removed

Question 6

1992 los angeles riots - relative deprivation theory

Answer 6

riots of well off black neighborhood who treated unfairly - black Americans poorly valued by white Americans
Rodney king beaten by police and acquitted by white jury
frustration at treatment - riot

Question 7

fraternalistic relative deprivation

Answer 7

sense that group is relatively deprives in relation to other groups which leads to action and protest

Question 8

egoistic relative deprivation

Answer 8

feel deprived as n individual relative to other individuals leading to stress/depression

Question 9

realistic conflict theory (sherif)

Answer 9

when groups have mutually exclusive goals, leads to intergroup competition and therefore conflict
when have shared goals, groups cooperate have lead to harmony
ie refugees in UK compete for jobs

Question 10

sherif and sherif summer amp - realistic conflict theory

Answer 10

divided groups of boys at summer camp and let get to know each other
which groups come together - make compete in tasks - lead to hostility and conflict
reolution - give shared goal which improved intergroup relations and gave outgroup more positive eval

Question 11

minimal group paradigm methodology

Answer 11

investigate effect of minimal group (no knowledge or interaction with other in or out group members) membership on inter group behavior
tajfel, billig, bundy and flament
give money to in or outgroup - based on preference for art - tendency to favor people who also like art as much

Question 12

how minimal can awareness of group be to cause intergroup bias

Answer 12

conflicting interests not necessary - just awareness that in one group lead to prejudice
- social categorization very influential

Question 13

social identity theory (tajfel and turner)

Answer 13

social identity - self concept derived from group membership distinct from personal identity
individuals motivated to maintain own positive social identity - therefore desire to positively differentiate between in and out group and boost group self esteem

Question 14

desire for positive distinctiveness SIT brown 1978

Answer 14

factory workers asked to response to redundancy by proposing wages for own and other workers
- chose lowest possible own wage to ensure that other group got lower

Question 15

how is positive distinctiveness maintained when other group better

Answer 15

redefine what is classed as an achievement - achievements fit perceived group strengths and therefore maintain positive distinctiveness