in-group

Example Sentences

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This suggests that rivalry strengthens in-group bonds and reinforces social identity.

From Science Daily

Scapegoats are integral for a cult; they promote social cohesion, both by binding the in-group together over a common enemy, and by widening the gulf between members and outsiders.

From Salon

So if you decide to exclude someone from a paradigm, you have to change the rules and you have to define who is in the in-group and who is in the out-group.

From Slate

"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

In that worldview, children are expected to "conform to in-group norms, be obedient, be orderly, be disciplined."

From Salon