ingroup
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌɡruːp/
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grupo interno
- The local book club created a sense of belonging, fostering an ingroup of literature enthusiasts.
- ingroup and outgroup
- ingroup identity
- ingroup favoritism
Examples
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Family is generally the most salient ingroup category in the lives of individuals.
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An item about the possible threat to the ingroup's language also had the highest loading on this factor.
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A higher score was an indication of a stronger perceived threat to the ingroup's identity.
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On the other hand, perceptions of a threat to ingroup identity were associated with more negative intergroup behavior.
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Stronger ethnic identification was associated with perceptions that the symbols of the ingroup would be maintained.
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For the Afrikaans-speaking Whites, maintenance of symbols and threat to identity were correlated with ingroup attitudes and behavior.
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Considering oneself an 'ingroup' member results in taking pride in and defending the collective (Schmader & Major, 1999).
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Fans were shown to categorize themselves into ingroups and outgroups, supporting previous research on sport fans (Voci, 2006).
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Many students feel a strong connection to their school ingroup during events like homecoming.
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At the conference, attendees naturally formed ingroups based on their shared interests in technology.
Synonyms
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3.5
A group of people with the same belief or goal in a larger group
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6.4
A small, close group of people who keep others out
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4.9
A small trusted group of people with special power or access in an organization
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8.7
A small closed group of people who share the same interest
Antonyms
How Exclusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ingroup is made of in- ('inside') and group ('a group of people'). So, an ingroup is the small, often exclusive group of people who feel close and may favor each other.