Social Identity Theory - Evaluation
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- Social Identity Theory - Evaluation
- Doesn't explain
- why some poeple are more prejudice than others
- Platow et al (1990)
- Personality may also be a factor
- Competitive boys favor their 'in' group more than boys who were more co-operative
- Supporting Study
- Competitive boys favor their 'in' group more than boys who were more co-operative
- Personality may also be a factor
- Explains
- rasism
- class conflict
- discrimmination between nationalities
- discrimmmination between football teams
- Tajfel
- boys to estimate number of dots
- when giving points, boys were more likely to give a point to someone in their group
- Supports Theory
- when giving points, boys were more likely to give a point to someone in their group
- boys to estimate number of dots
- Adorno et al (1950)
- Only prejudice if you had strict authority from your parents.
- Anger with cold unloving parents gets re-directed to other groups
- Only prejudice if you had strict authority from your parents.
- Sherif (1968)
- need competition to create prejudice
- Levine et al (2005)
- found people are more likely to offer help to someone who needs it if they are in the same 'in' group
- football fans who appeared to be injured if they supported the same team
- Supports theory
- football fans who appeared to be injured if they supported the same team
- found people are more likely to offer help to someone who needs it if they are in the same 'in' group
- Doesn't explain
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