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define intergroup behaviour

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behaviour among individuals that is regulated by those individuals awareness of and identification with different social groups

2
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what are the 2 intergroup processes

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intergroup disharmony

intergroup harmony

3
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in intergroup disharmony

what is relative deprivation

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a sense of having less than we feel entitled to

4
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what is berkowitz’s explanation of relative deprivation

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collective violence

relative deprivation&raquo_space;
individual rage&raquo_space;
+ aversive and agressive environmental stimuli&raquo_space;
becomes collective agrression through social facilitation

5
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what is Davies’ approach of relative deprivation

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RD is particularly acute when attainments suffer sudden setbacks in context of expectations which continue to rise

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in social cognition

what is the relative homogeneity effect

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out groups members are seen as all the same

whereas in group members are seen as different and diverse form eachother

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what is the category based memory effect

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unfavourable behaviours performed by outgroup members are more noticed and recalled than unfavourable behaviours performed by those with an in group status

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what is brewer’s optimal distinctiveness theory

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the desire to obtain the optimal ballance between includiveness and distinctiveness between and within groups

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in collective behaviour what is lebon’s theory of crowd behaviour

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anonymity, contagion and suggestibility work together to produce antisocial and violent crowd behaviour

anonymity = invincibility/irresponsibility

contagion = rapid and unpredictable shifts in behaviour

suggestibility = primitive, savage instincts surface

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what is the emergent norm theory of group behaviour

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in initially normless crowds , distinctive behaviours or behaviours of distinctive individuals are the basis for a relevant norm to emerge to regulate behaviour

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what is are inter group harmony strategies

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strategies to create harmony between 2 groups

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what is allport’s contact theory

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the type of contact between groups effects their attitude towards each other

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what are superordinate goals

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goals that require the cooperation of two or more people or groups to achieve, which usually results in rewards to the groups

14
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what is a key action in promoting harmony

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communication and conciliation (appeasement)