The Adoption of Prejudice Relative to Other Group Norms as a Function of Ingroup Identification

 
 
 
 

The Adoption of Prejudice Relative to Other Group Norms as a Function of Ingroup Identification

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dc.contributor.advisor McConnell, Allen en_US
dc.contributor.author Lamoreaux, Marika J en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-07-10T17:22:30Z
dc.date.available 2008-07-10T17:22:30Z
dc.date.created 2003 en_US
dc.date.issued 2008-07-10T17:22:30Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1054842075 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/18726
dc.description Belonging to and identifying with a group is a fundamental human need, but what are some of the consequences of identifying with a social group? People’s group identities are an important part of their overall identity, leading people to associate with high status groups (Tajfel, 1971). In order to maximize being associated with a high status group, people can use prejudice to raise the relative status of their ingroups. Individuals may adopt prejudice from their ingroups similar to any other norm, but prejudice may be a unique norm because it allows people to elevate the status of their ingroup and minimize threats from outgroups. The current work argues that the degree to which people identify with the ingroup is related to the adoption of prejudice, and that individuals will endorse prejudice more strongly than a non-prejudice norm. However, this proposition was not supported in two studies. Possible reasons for the lack of support are discussed. en_US
dc.format application/pdf en_US
dc.format 37p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
dc.rights Copyright and permissions information available at the source archive en_US
dc.subject Prejudice en_US
dc.subject Ingroup Identification en_US
dc.title The Adoption of Prejudice Relative to Other Group Norms as a Function of Ingroup Identification en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name MA en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline Psychology en_US
dc.degree.grantor Miami University en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Miami University / OhioLINK en_US

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