Social Identity in The Great Gatsby

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Objective

I can analyze how characters in The Great Gatsby use social identity to establish status.

Part 1 of 4

Warm-up video

Andy Luttrell · 13:37

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Part 2 of 4

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Social identity theory explains the concepts of in-groups versus out-groups, sometimes referred to as an us versus them mentality or tribalism.

  2. 2

    In-group favoritism is a bias where we view our in-groups positively, while out-group derogation is a bias where we view out-groups negatively.

  3. 3

    Tajfel's minimal group paradigm showed that prejudice can emerge simply from creating arbitrary groups, even without any meaningful differences or history between them.

Part 3 of 4

Practice

6 questions

1

According to social identity theory, what is the primary difference between an in-group and an out-group?

2

Explain the concept of 'basking in reflected glory' and provide an example not mentioned in the video.

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Exit ticket

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According to social identity theory, what is the difference between an in-group and an out-group? Give an example of each from the video transcript.

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