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outgroup

outgroup

8.1
A group of people others do not see as part of a community
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌɡruːp/
  • Jargon
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  • Fans were shown to categorize themselves into ingroups and outgroups, supporting previous research on sport fans (Voci, 2006).
  • outgroup and ingroup
  • outgroup members
  • outgroup attitudes

Examples

  • Positive attitudes toward the outgroup were associated with increased institutional support and greater status and power.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A higher score was an indication that a respondent displayed more prosocial behavior toward the outgroup.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Furthermore, the Catholic response indicates that at least one major "outgroup" was carving a place for itself in American society.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In the case of the Black respondents, Whites were the outgroup; the reverse was true for the White respondents.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The correlations between outgroup attitudes and social behavior were significant at the .01 level for all three groups:

    Academic text (1997)

  • The immigrant/minority status group reported more outgroup hassles compared to the immigrant/non-minority group.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Linville (1982) suggested that the lack of information about outgroups explains this result.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Only the correlation between ethnic identification and outgroup attitudes was significant for the Black respondents (p < .05).

    Academic text (1997)

  • The participants in the study shared similar negative experiences regarding their treatment by the outgroup.

  • In many social contexts, members of an outgroup may feel excluded from community activities.

Synonyms

outsider
vsoutgroup
283 4.1

A person who is not accepted by a group or community

is about any people outside a community, not only those actively rejected
alien
vsoutgroup
125 4.4

A person who feels they do not belong in a group or place

focuses on being not part of a community, not on personal feeling
foreigner
vsoutgroup
19 3.7

A person not accepted by a group

refers generally to anyone outside a community, not only by origin
outlander
vsoutgroup
7 8.8

A person from another country who is not part of the local community

is broader, meaning any people outside a community regardless of origin
nonmember
vsoutgroup
4 3.4

Someone who does not belong to a club or group

is broader, covering anyone outside a community beyond formal membership

Antonyms

ingroup
8.1

A small group of people with the same interests who treat each other as special

Surface Forms

outgroup singular
outgroups plural

Morphology

outgroup = group (transparent) = out + group

The social sense is a straightforward compound meaning a group that is outside or not part of the in-group. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Outgroup comes from out- 'outside' and group 'group', so it literally means a group that is 'outside'. In society, an outgroup is people who are not part of a community or who others see as different, which is why the word is used when talking about being left out or prejudice.