Understanding Social Identity

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Social identity refers to our way of thinking about ourselves and others based on social groupings. Social identity comprises the parts of a person’s identity that come from belonging to particular groups. It’s distinguished from personal identity—the elements of identity that come from individual personality traits and interpersonal relationships. The theory of social identity, developed by Henri Tajfel and John Turner, says we use social identity to

•  categorize people into groups based on a shared belief, experience, or characteristic (for example, women, engineers, Canadians);

•  identify with certain groups ...

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