POL 346 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Group Conflict, Ingroups And Outgroups, Henri Tajfel
5 Feb 2019
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Affective polarization liking in party and strong dislike out of party. Democrats and republicans cannot seem to get along. Back to the beginning: group theories of politics. Humans as group-ish animals: evolutionary roots (children), etc. problem. Groups engage in political action/people engage in action on behalf of groups. Which situations are most likely to cause political. The formation of groups: defining boundaries, prototypical group members. Identifying with a group: individual differences, group prototypically, etc. Politicizing groups: group consciousness, linked fate, political grievances. Group conflict: the role of status and threat. Problem of coordinate driving: need to share resources, help the sick and needy. Altruism is good for the survival of the group but costly for the individual = free ride. Don"t want to be the sole altruistic person of the group. Group policing mechanisms to limit free riding: group norms, gossip, punishments, etc. Development of deservingness heuristic: only want to help those who deserve it (ex.
