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The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior

Tajfel, Henri, Turner, John C.·2004·Political Psychology

DOI 10.4324/9780203505984-16

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This chapter presents an outline of a theory of intergroup conflict and some preliminary data relating to the theory. Much of the work on the social psychology of intergroup relations has focused on patterns of individual prejudices and discrimination and on the motivational sequences of interpersonal interaction. The intensity of explicit intergroup conflicts of interests is closely related in human cultures to the degree of opprobrium attached to the notion of "renegade" or "traitor." The basic and highly reliable finding is that the trivial, ad hoc intergroup categorization leads to in-group favoritism and discrimination against the out-group. Many orthodox definitions of "social groups" are unduly restrictive when applied to the context of intergroup relations. The equation of social competition and intergroup conflict rests on the assumptions concerning an "ideal type" of social stratification in which the salient dimensions of intergroup differentiation are those involving scarce resources.

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Authors: Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C.
Affiliations: University of Bristol (GB)
Macquarie University (AU)
ORCID: Turner, John C.
Venue: Political Psychology
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2004-01-09
Pages: 276-293
DOI: 10.4324/9780203505984-16
OpenAlex: W1799750435
Cited by: 13,467
References: 20
Citations by year: 2026: 484 · 2025: 577 · 2024: 603 · 2023: 563 · 2022: 472 · 2021: 689 · 2020: 741 · 2019: 664 · 2018: 663 · 2017: 683 · 2016: 683 · 2015: 691 · 2014: 676 · 2013: 630 · 2012: 585
FWCI: 1993.37
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Psychology Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Keywords: social identity theory, intergroup conflict, intergroup relations, prejudice, discrimination, in-group favoritism, outgroup hostility, social categorization, social groups, social competition, social stratification, resource constraints

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