Ethnocentrism, Social Identification, and Discrimination

• Published in: Personality & social psychology bulletin Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 92 - 103
• Main Authors: Perreault, Stéphane, Bourhis, Richard Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.1999; Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Authoritarianism (Psychology); Discrimination; Ethnocentrism; Factors; Group Identity; Intergroup discrimination; Intergroup Relations; Membership; Minority & ethnic groups; New Brunswick; Social identification; Social Identity; Social psychology; Social Structure; Undergraduate Students

In line with social identity theory (SIT), minimal group paradigm (MGP) studies have shown that high in-group identifiers discriminate more than low in-group identifiers. But why do some people identify more to their ad hoc group in the MGP? One week prior to a MGP study, 121 undergraduates complete...