Lesson 5 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Being in a social group and having a bias towards it is a normal occurrence in our society.
SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY
In social identity theory, the person’s understanding and
knowledge of self were obtained from their ______ group
membership.
Social
The tendency to
systematically favor a
member of one’s own
group than to a member
of another group
Ingroup Favoritism
suggesting that the mere act
of categorizing individuals
into groups made people think
of themselves and others in
terms of “us” and “them,”
and was sufficient to induce
them to behave differently
towards ingroup and
outgroup members.
Mere Categorization
Effect
Being categorized in a cluster or group is a functional
psychological process. It helps individuals to organize
information that seems to be acceptable in their social
group.
Social Categorization
__________ also helps in identifying
similarities with the ingroup, and differences with the
outgroup.
Social categorization
The process through which characteristic group
features are interpreted and valued. The characteristic
of the group helps people decide if they are good or bad.
Social Comparison
The self can be considered as belonging to a group. Just
like how other objects are categorized, so are social
groups
Social Identification
This strategy helps the individual be detached from the devalued group and desire to belong to a higher-valued group
Individual Mobility
The process of redefining the intergroup characteristic by
focusing on other dimensions, including other groups for
comparison, and changing the meaning of the group
Social Creativity
This is fighting to change how the group is identified. Group
members engage in forms of conflict designed to change the
status quo.
Social Competition
If it is easy for an individual to become part of a group, members are more likely to choose individual mobility, which is to detach from the group.
Permeability
Some characteristics of a group can change over time, while some endure for a long time.
Stability
The motivation to change can be rooted in the legality of the group’s status
Legitimacy
Filipinos recognize their identity as Filipinos but give more importance to _____ membership, ethnicity (region), gender, and religion. Also they find it difficult to articulate how and why they find it difficult to articulate how and why they identify themselves as Filipinos. (Gastardo-Conaco, 1993;& Yacat, 2005).
Family
What are the key dimensions of filipino identity according to Yacat (2005)
Pinagmulan
Kinalakhan
Kamalayan
_____ and _____ participants highlighted Kamalayan (awareness and pride)
Manila, Cebu
____ and ____ participants focused on Kinalakhan ( cultural practices)
Batangas, Iloilo
__________ participants emphasized Pinagmulan (citizenship)
Mindanao Muslim
Filipino-ness as ethical standard acc. to Yacat (2005)
Pilipino sa pangalan
Pilipino sa puso
Nominal recognition, passive involvement. Lacks in depth
Pilipino sa pangalan
Deep, internalized conviction about Filipino identity. Demonstrates active engagement in cultural understanding.
Pilipino sa puso
He was motivated to understand how people who had been living together as neighbors, colleagues, and friends could come to see each other as dangerous enemies even when there were no rationsl or objective reasons to do so.
Henri Tajfel
Social Identity theory is a “____” theory
Grand
