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Comparing The SIT Model Of Intergroup Bias

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Intergroup bias is a major problem with terrible consequences for our society and research shows that this human tendency can be evident in children as young as three. This essay has critically discussed the SIT’s social-psychological perspective on why intergroup bias occurs, comparing the SIT model to other theories, highlighting why it is an ideal model to explain intergroup bias. The SIT model refers to self-esteem as the motive for intergroup bias and achieving a positive social identity and enhancing self-esteem may promote intergroup bias (Trepte, 2006). As well as explaining why intergroup bias occurs, studies have been carried out on how to reduce bias. The reduction of both implicit and explicit bias can come from education, better
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