Social Approach - Key Definitions
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- Created on: 06-05-14 11:33
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- Social Approach (Key Definitions)
- Social Approach
- The study of how human behaviour is influenced by the presence, attitudes and actions of others.
- Assumptions
- 1) All behaviour occurs in a social context, even when nobody else is present.
- 2) Major influences on peoples behaviour are other people and the society around them.
- Autonomous State
- In this state people make decisions based on their own ideas, beliefs and expectations.
- Agentic State
- Individuals give up their own responsibility, deferring it to those of a higher status
- Moral Strain
- When we have to do something that we feel is immoral in order to obey authority and benefit society
- Milgram suggested that we use defence mechanisms to avoid the stress of having to perform acts we find immoral.
- Denial was found to be common in the Milgram studies and in the Holocaust
- In-Group/Out-group
- The in-group is the group of which we are a member. The out-group is another group of which we are not a member.
- Social Categorisation
- The automatic act of classifying people, including ourselves, as belonging to particular groups.
- CAUTION: May trigger stereotypical views. e.g. Heavy metal fans are all head-bangers
- The automatic act of classifying people, including ourselves, as belonging to particular groups.
- Social Comparison
- When you compare the group you belong to with out-groups.
- Often involves making members of the in-group look good and members of the out-grouop look bad.
- In-group favouritism
- Discrimination stemming from prejudice caused by grouping
- Often involves making members of the in-group look good and members of the out-grouop look bad.
- When you compare the group you belong to with out-groups.
- Social Approach
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