Social Influence And Group Processes — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesPsychologySocial Influence And Group Processes4 Marks
Question
Explain the reasons for intergroup conflict.
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Answer
Major causes of inter group conflict are:
Lack of communication: Lack of communication or faulty of communication leads to suspicion, i.e., there is lack of trust hence, conflict results.
Relative deprivation: It arises when members of a group compare themselves with members of another group, and perceive that they do not have what they desire to have, which the other group has. It lead to feelings of deprivation and discontentment, which may trigger of conflict.
Belief of being superior to the other: One may often witness a tendency to magnify even smaller differences, thereby, conflict gets esculated because every member wants to respect the norms of her/his group.
Biased perception: These are at the root conflicts. As already mentioned earlier, feeling of ‘they’ and ‘we’ lead to biased perceptions.
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