Subjective uncertainty and intergroup discrimination in the minimal group situation
Subjective uncertainty and intergroup discrimination in the minimal group situation
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DOI：
10.1177/01461672992511002
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发表时间：
1999-08-01
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4
通讯作者：
Hogg, MA
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作者：
Grieve, PG;Hogg, MA
最低限度的群体研究有时被解释为表明社会分类本身不可避免地产生歧视。自我范畴化理论阐明了这一点，表明自我范畴化的过程必须发生，以将外部范畴化转化为内在表征霍格和艾布拉姆斯认为，自我范畴化的潜在动机是减少主观不确定性。两个最小组实验采用不同的操作的不确定性进行了分类和主观不确定性操纵在2 × 2的设计。在这两项研究中，假设，组间歧视只发生在参与者被归类的主观不确定性的条件下。与此同时，群体认同感增强，自尊心增强。它的结论是，分类本身是必要的，但不足以歧视的人必须自我分类，这是出于主观不确定性减少的需要。歧视不是分类的必然结果。
Minimal group studies are sometimes interpreted as showing that social categorization per se inevitably produces discrimination. Self-categorization theory clarifies this point, suggesting that a process of self-categorization must occur to transform an external categorization into an internalized representation Hogg and Abrams suggest that the underlying motive for self-categorization is the reduction of subjective uncertainty. Two minimal group experiments employing different manipulations of uncertainty were conducted in which categorization and subjective uncertainty were manipulated in a 2 x 2 design. Across both studies, as hypothesized, intergroup discrimination only occurred when participants were categorized under conditions of subjective uncertainty. This was accompanied by enhanced group identification and elevated self-esteem. It is concluded that categorization per se is necessary but not sufficient for discrimination-people must self-categorize, and this is motivated by a need for subjective uncertainty reduction. Discrimination is not an inevitable outcome of categorization.