Psychological and actual group formation: Conflict is neither necessary nor sufficient

Julia Elad-Strenger, Thomas Kessler

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Abstract

Conflict is neither necessary nor sufficient for the existence of groups. First, the existence of mutually supporting, rather than antagonistic, interactants is sufficient to constitute a social group. Second, conflict does not necessarily mark group boundaries but can also exist within an ingroup. Third, psychological representations of social groups do not only trace, but also perpetuate the existence of groups.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere105
JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume45
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Jul 2022

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