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What is the difference between in-groups and out-groups?
What is the difference between in-groups and out-groups?
- In-groups and out-groups are groups that are not important in social contexts.
- In-groups are groups of people who share a sense of belonging and separate themselves from those who do not belong, while out-groups are groups to which the members of an in-group do not belong and can face hostile reactions. (correct)
- In-groups are groups to which the members of an out-group do not belong and can face hostile reactions, while out-groups are groups of people who share a sense of belonging and separate themselves from those who do not belong.
- In-groups and out-groups are the same thing.
What are reference groups?
What are reference groups?
- Groups that are formed between individuals of different ages or in different professional groups.
- Groups whose lifestyles are not emulated and are not important sources of information about culture, lifestyle, aspiration, and goal attainments.
- Groups whose lifestyles are emulated and are important sources of information about culture, lifestyle, aspiration, and goal attainments. (correct)
- Groups that are not important in social contexts.
What is peer pressure?
What is peer pressure?
- The social pressure exerted by one's peers on what one ought to do or not. (correct)
- The social pressure exerted by one's boss on what one ought to do or not.
- The social pressure exerted by one's teachers on what one ought to do or not.
- The social pressure exerted by one's family on what one ought to do or not.
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- In-groups are groups of people who share a sense of belonging and separate themselves from those who do not belong.
- Out-groups are groups to which the members of an in-group do not belong and can face hostile reactions.
- The definition of who belongs to an out-group can change with time and social contexts.
- Reference groups are groups whose lifestyles are emulated and are important sources of information about culture, lifestyle, aspiration, and goal attainments.
- Middle-class Indians aspired to behave like proper Englishmen during the colonial period, which was gendered.
- Reference groups can have different implications for men and women.
- Peer groups are primary groups formed between individuals of similar age or in a common professional group.
- Peer pressure refers to the social pressure exerted by one's peers on what one ought to do or not.
- Children belonging to a particular school may form an in-group against those who do not belong to the school.
- Migrants are often considered as an out-group.
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