in-group
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“An autocracy needs to create an in-group versus an out-group,” Corrales explained.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
Their goodwill is awkward, as it must be when an in-group member tries to commiserate with “the other,” but it is, nonetheless, sympathy, which is to say concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
This suggests that rivalry strengthens in-group bonds and reinforces social identity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
"So, unless we do something about stereotypical judgments and in-group bias, and the many other ways in which unfairness can undermine our workplaces, meritocracy indeed remains a myth."
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
The in-group when it is merged in a state by conquest and compounding becomes a peace unit.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
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