The effects of status on identification with multiple groups
- 13 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 33 (3), 351-366
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.151
Abstract
Three studies explored the effects of the relative status of the multiple groups of which individuals are simultaneously members. In all studies participants reported their identification and their perception of the status of two groups (either real or experimental) of which they were simultaneously members. Results of all three studies lend support to the hypothesis that reactions to an ingroup are affected not only by the status of that group, but also by the status of another group of which an individual is simultaneously member: Individuals tend to perceive an ingroup as having higher status, and to identify with it more, if they are simultaneously members of a different group which has low rather than high status. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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