social identity theory intro
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Overview of Social Identity Theory for the IB Psychology Sociocultural Level of Analysis learning outcome: Evaluate social identity theory, making reference to relevant studiesTRANSCRIPT
Social Identity Theory
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Evaluate social identity theory,
making reference to relevant
studies
Learning Outcome
Categorization
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• What categories do you see in school?
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• What similarities are exaggerated?
• What “category” do you fit in at school? Outside of school?
Social Identity Theory
Social Comparison
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• What benefits come from being in a certain group?
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• Do any groups at school seem to have more power or prestige than others?
Social Identity Theory
Group Membership = Positive Self-Esteem
• How does the group(s) you’re in help you maintain positive self-esteem?
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• Have you ever left a group or distanced yourself from it because it lowered your self-esteem?
Social Identity Theory
16 Year-Old Boys are Less Mature than 16
Year-Old Girls
• What labels are on your forehead?
• On what cues did you base your guess?
• To what extent do people rely on the real world to support how they view themselves?
• To what extent are people’s self-concepts determined by those people around them?