Social identity and self categorisation theory社会认同和自我分类理论.ppt

Relevant Social-Psychological Theory Claire Dickinson - Newcastle University Martin Hind - Bournemouth University Social Psychology Theory Contact Hypothesis Allport (1954) Hewstone and Brown (1986) Social identity Theory Tajfel (1974) Turner (1979; 1999) Contact Hypothesis Allport (1954) influential policy recommendations ‘reduce hostility’ – ‘bring groups together’ but not enough Application Catholics and protestants in Northern ireland Arabs and Jews in Palestine Conditions Original (Allport,1954) Equal status Common goal/s Support of authorities Co-operation Additional (Hewstone and Brown, 1986) Positive expectations Successful joint work Concern for similarities and differences Perception of typicality Attitude change 3 cognitive processes proposed: Social categorisation Cognitive dissonance Emotions (e.g. anxiety, attraction) Modifications to the CH 3 modifications Decategorisation model Common ingroup identity model Salient category model Complementary not exclusive (Hewstone et al., 2002) Generalisation Link in here to social identity theory and pass on to Martin Yes we need a nice neat linking slide (can discuss later) Social Identity Social identity and self- categorisation theory developed by Tajfel (1974) and Turner (1979; 1999) These interrelated theories are characterised by their theoretical richness and complexity when compared to the contact hypothesis (Ellemers et al 1999) Social identity and self categorisation theory Focuses on group and intergroup processes Self is conceptualised as a collection of identities; social identity theory focuses on the social aspects of identity These social identities shape intergroup perceptions, attitudes and behaviour Core components Categorization Identification Comparison Categorization Categorization involves assigning objects to groups to understand them for example, social categories such as student, teacher, nurse, doctor, black, white this process is responsible for stereotypical behaviour