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Social Identity Theory
Social Identity Theory is the portion of an individual's self-concept derived from perceived membership in a relevant social group.
The three stages of social identity theory are social categorization, social identification, and social comparison.
Social Categorization is when people categorize themselves and others into social groups based on internal or external criteria.
Social identification is when people identify themselves with a group, invest emotionally, and change their behavior.
Social comparison is when people compare their groups to others in order to acquire esteem for their membership. in social identity theory, group membership is not something foreign or artificial that is attached to the person, it is a real, true and vital part of the person. It is crucial to remember in-groups are groups you identify with, and out-groups are ones that we don't identify with and may discriminate against.
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Social identity is the portion of an individual's self-concept derived from perceived membership in a relevant social group.[1][2]
As originally formulated by social psychologists Henri Tajfel and John Turner in the 1970s and the 1980s,[3] social identity theory introduced the concept of a social identity as a way in which to explain intergroup behaviour.[4][5][6] Social identity theory is described as a theory that predicts certain intergroup behaviours on the basis of perceived group status differences, the perceived legitimacy and stability of those status differences, and the perceived ability to move from one group to another.[4][6] This contrasts with occasions where the term "social identity theory" is used to refer to general theorizing about human social selves.[7] Moreover, and although some researchers have treated it as such,[8][9] social identity theory was never intended to be a general theory of social categorization.[3] It was awareness of the limited scope of social identity theory that led John Turner and colleagues to develop a cousin theory in the form of self-categorization theory,[1][6][10] which built on the insights of social identity theory to produce a more general account of self and group processes.[3][6]
The term social identity approach, or social identity perspective, is suggested for describing the joint contributions of both social identity theory and self-categorization theory.[6][10][11] Social identity theory suggests that an organization can change individual behaviors if it can modify their self-identity or part of their self-concept that derives from the knowledge of, and emotional attachment to the group.[4]