The black sheep effect is a psychological phenomenon in which members of a social group judge a deviant member of their own group more harshly than they judge a similarly deviant member of an outside group. First identified by Marques, Yzerbyt and Leyens in 1988, the effect shows how a group maintains its own identity and cohesion by distancing itself from members who violate the group own norms or values, and how it manifests can vary with the kind of deviance involved, the strength of a member identification with the group, and the deviant member own status within it.
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Core ClaimMembers of a social group judge deviant ingroup members more harshly than members aligned with an outgroup. 1 First Described Year Classification
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Source Black sheep effect, Wikipedia
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Introduction
The black sheep effect (BSE) is a psychological phenomenon in which members of a social group judge deviant ingroup members more harshly than members that are aligned with an outgroup.
Original study
The Black Sheep Effect was first identified by Marques, Yzerbyt, Leyens in a 1988 study.
lead section, phenomenon-kind classification
The black sheep effect (BSE) is a psychological phenomenon in which members of a social group judge deviant ingroup members more harshly than members that are aligned with an outgroup (Marques et al.
In Branch: Social Psychology, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Black sheep effect' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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