Henri Tajfel was a Polish-born British social psychologist who survived Nazi imprisonment during the Second World War and went on to develop social identity theory and the minimal group paradigm, showing that arbitrary group categorization alone is sufficient to produce in-group favoritism. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionDeveloped social identity theory and the minimal group paradigm with John Turner, showing that arbitrary group categorization alone, without any real conflict of interest, is enough to produce in-group favoritism. 1 Notable WorkHuman Groups and Social Categories (1981) 1 Connections
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His social identity theory is one of the two leading theoretical accounts offered to explain ingroup bias.
His social identity theory is widely applied in political psychology to explain group-based political behavior.
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Source Wikipedia: Social Identity Theory
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1. Wikipedia: Henri Tajfel
Wikimedia FoundationEarly research sectionQuote, Early research section
Imposing category distinctions on lines was like dividing the social world into different groups of people.
Wikipedia: Social Identity Theory
Wikimedia FoundationTheories and Concepts Developed: Social Identity Theory, IntroductionQuote, Theories and Concepts Developed: Social Identity Theory, Introduction
Social identity theory introduced the concept of a social identity as a way in which to explain intergroup behaviour.
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