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Intergroup relations refers to interactions between individuals in different social groups, and to interactions taking place between the groups themselves collectively.It has long been a subject of research in social psychology, political psychology, and organizational behavior.
The history of group dynamics (or group processes) [2] has a consistent, underlying premise: "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." A social group is an entity that has qualities which cannot be understood just by studying the individuals that make up the group.
[3] [5] Simmel's lectures on the topic were attended by Robert Park, [6] [5] who later extended Simmel's ideas to the study of relations across racial/ethnic groups. [6] [3] [4] At the time, racial tensions in the US at the time had brought intergroup relations to the forefront of academic interest.
In social psychology, superordinate goals are goals that are worth completing but require two or more social groups to cooperatively achieve. [1] The idea was proposed by social psychologist Muzafer Sherif in his experiments on intergroup relations, run in the 1940s and 1950s, as a way of reducing conflict between competing groups. [2]
In some subfields of criminology, psychology, and sociology, intergroup contact has been described as one of the best ways to improve relations among groups in conflict. [3] [4] Nonetheless, the effects of intergroup contact vary widely from context to context, and empirical inquiry continues to this day. [5]
Established status (social rank, dominance) relationships; Accepted norms and values with reference to matters relevant to the group; Development of accepted sanctions (praise and punishment) if and when norms were respected or violated; This definition succeeds in providing the researcher with the tools required to answer three important ...
Microstructure: The pattern of relations between most basic elements of social life, that cannot be further divided and have no social structure of their own (e.g. pattern of relations between individuals in a group composed of individuals, where individuals have no social structure; or a structure of organizations as a pattern of relations ...
The necessary conditions for positive intergroup contact are relevant from this first stage, as decategorization is inhibited by negative contact and difference in status, each of which can reinforce group identities and contribute to intergroup hostility. [3] [4] [5] In the second stage, positive interpersonal relationships foster positive ...