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SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY, AND THE EFFECTS ON DIVERSITY (Why individuals …
SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY, AND THE EFFECTS ON DIVERSITY
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individuals validate their social identity by favouring their 'in-group' at the expense of their 'out-group'
In-group members refer to individuals with shared interests or identity, those who identify with the group. Whereas out-groups are the complete opposite in which is individuals that are not included in a specific group or groups that people do not identify with.
states that individuals belonging to an ingroup will discriminate against the out-group in order to enhance their self-image e.g. employee with seniority may choose to work with an individual with the same shared interets and level, instead of someone else who may be younger
at times, the expense of this is that productivity and efficiency may be less effective with the in-group member as they would share similar skills and knowledge whereas the out-group member may provide a different insight to the goal