Social Identity Theory

Base Theories

Intergroup Relations

Minimal Group Paradigm (1970)

Social Categorisation (Tajfel and Turner, 1986)

Cognition

Motivation

Self Categorization

Individual sort themselves into social groups

Basis of a person's identity

Realistic Group Conflict Theory

Social Cognition

Capozza and Brown (2000)

Proper Resolution to the relationship between the individual and the group

Interpersonal

Intergroup

Turner And Reynolds (2011)

Social Identity

Personal Identity

Positive Distinctiveness

In group

Outgroup is less favorable

In group and out group homogeneity

Social Comparison

Social Identification

Strong identification with an in group

favourable comparison between in groups and outgroups

Co-opts attitudes of other members