Explain social identity theory, including the role of in-groups and out-groups.
What will be an ideal response?
- Social identity theory teaches us that we have a personal identity, which is our sense of our unique individual personalities, and a social identity, the part of our self-concept that comes from our group memberships.
- We divide ourselves into "us" and "them" partly based on our affiliations with various co-cultural groups. The groups with which we identify and to which we feel we belong are our in-groups; those we define as "others" are out-groups. We want "us" to be distinct and better than "them," so we continually compare our co-cultures to others in the hope that we are part of the more desirable group.
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Think of an example of a conflict from your own life. Illustrate the process of resolving this conflict using all five stages of the explanatory process model.
What will be an ideal response?
A mistake in reasoning is also known as a/an
A. Unethical reasoning B. Oral assault C. Logical fallacy D. Straw person attack
According to a postmodern perspective, what is the primary function of master narratives?
a. privilege difference b. unify culture c. organize argumentation d. clarify disorganization
Which of the following statements would most likely be found in a personal narrative?
a. He went on a long run, not knowing when he would return. b. They slept underneath the twinkling stars. c. The cat enjoyed his bath about as much as could be expected. d. I'll never quite understand why we chose to do that.