Social Identity And Intergroup Relations

Second is our reactions of how others view us, and thirdly a person recognizes and evaluates oneself based on thoughts of others. This theory connects with socialization and culture as connections are framed

It also may lead to stereotyping, prejudice and ethnocentrism towards the out-group (Lecture). Social-comparison is comparing our group behaviours and opinions with those of other groups in a attempt to establish correct and socially accepted ways of thinking and behaving (Text). The social-comparison component allows for greater value to be placed on the in-group, similarly behaving in the exact opposite to the out-group is comparing. The contrast of a shared self-defining properties are the features that define the group, that define the group and mutual to group members (Lecture). Group members who classify with a group, therefore align their own attitudes and behaviours with individuals of other in-group members (Nickerson).

They found out that she was pregnant and told my sister to bring her boyfriend to the house to have a talked with them two. While at the meeting, my parents had told the boyfriend that in “Hmong culture, you have to take our daughter hand in marriage because that’s our tradition.” The boyfriend didn’t agreed and responded back, “that’s not my culture; I am an American and live in America. I don’t have to if I want to, as long as we both love each other.” My parents were shocked so they just left it like that. With the misunderstanding of communication and different culture beliefs, the boyfriend should have understand where my culture was coming from. The... ... middle of paper ... ...ents tried their best going with the traditional rules but this coming generation is going to be different.

• Social Classification According to the theory of social identity, the cognitive action necessary for the formation of a group phenomenon is social classification action. Humans divide other people into groups similar or different to themselves. When an inner group is formed with other people with the same characteristics, the group of people with different characteristics becomes the outer group. Separation from different groups can be done through different features. Different social classifications can be made in different benchmarking dimensions such as ethnicity, gender, age group or team support (Ashforth and Mael, 1989).

Social norms are the rules of behavior that are acceptable within members of a society. They are acceptable expectations that must be followed by a group or society. Some social norms are flexible according to the environment or situation. These norms also vary within different cultures, social groups, and social classes. Interactions provide the social setting for appropriate behavior and is the basis for the social roles that individuals play as a member of a social group.

There are three components of social skills, according to Liberman et al. (1989). These three sets of skills are receiving skill, processing skill, and sending skill. Receiving skill means the skill for recognizing environmental and interpersonal cues. Processing skill involves the ability to identify and allocate internal resources for interaction.

Social identity theory posits that an individuals’ social behavior is derived from both interpersonal and intergroup behavior. A distinct interpersonal behavior is reflected by a person’s characteristics and the relationships that exist between him and another person. The same applies to a distinct intergroup behavior which is the behavior exhibited by a given social group. Chances are that these distinct behaviors don’t exist. According to Tajfel & Turner (1986), behaviors are therefore a balance between these two ends.

Self-image is the idea one has of one’s abilities, appearance, and personality. Agents of socialization assist with the development of attitudes, beliefs, values, skills, and behaviors based on social norms and values. The attitudes, beliefs, values, skills, and behavior help with

ABSTRACT: The article examines the position of women in Dogra society with reference to the short stories (Caretaker and Are You O.K Bu?) of Padma Sachdev, a Dogri writer. Women have their own position in Dogra society but due to some old rituals and traditions in earlier Dogra society they get oppressed by the society. In earlier times when a girl got married she was not allowed to come back to their maternal home again. The girl child was debarred from their maternal home.

Group dynamics involve the study and analysis of how people interact and communicate with each other in face-to-face small groups and it can provide a vehicle to analyze group communications with the intent of rendering the group more effective (Davis &Newstrom, 1985). On the other hand, Cartwright and Zender (1968) defined group dynamics as “a field of inquiry dedicated to advancing knowledge about the nature of groups, the laws of their development and their interrelations with individuals, other groups and larger institutions” (p.19). This could be implied that group dynamic might have been using their present skills such as expertise, laws and their social relationship with other people in the group and institutions as a macro level. Apart from that, Greenlee and Karanxha (2010) stated that group dynamic can be denoted as how the group is effectively works and advance the knowledge to any situations. Each of the organization encompasses of variation of people that they are working certain department.