Overview
Social identity theory (SIT) is based social psychologist Henry Tajfel’s view that a person’s self-concept is based in part on group membership. The premise of SIT is that individual identities develop in the context of social groups of people with similar characteristics who typically share a sense of unity. A related concept is a social category, which is a group of people who may not interact but who share similar characteristics. The creation of group identities can result in “in-group” and “out-group” categorizations, with a tendency to view one’s own group positively. For this assignment, you will compare two sets of results from a social identity survey.
For this assignment, think about the number of social groups and/or categories to which you belong. Consider some of these broad categories as part of your social identity:
Complete the My Social Identity Questionnaire (linked in Resources) and then ask someone with a different cultural background from yours to complete the questionnaire as well. As indicated by the above categories, for this assignment, culture can mean many things, such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, or sexual preference.
After considering the responses carefully, write a short analysis (2–3 pages of content) organized as follows:
Refer to the helpful links in Resources as you prepare your assignment. Review the scoring guide to ensure you meet all criteria before completing your submission.
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Tajfel, H. (1978). The achievement of inter-group differentiation. In H. Tajfel (Ed.), Differentiation between social groups (pp. 77–100). London, England: Academic Press.
** I HAVE COMPLETED THE ATTACHED QUESTIONAIRRE WITH MY ANSWERS**