Intergroup and intragroup context boundaries blur for mixed-identity individuals

Evidence

Accessibility is a core idea underlying the proposed processes of SCT. It refers to the readiness to use a particular social category for self-construal in an intergroup context and is determined by past experiences, expectations and current motives (Oakes et al. 1991; Turner et al. 1994). SCT differentiates between intragroup and intergroup contexts, with a particular emphasis on the latter. In intergroup contexts, social categories play a crucial role in defining the self and others (Hogg and Turner 1987; Turner et al. 1994; Verkuyten and Wolf 2002). However, this distinction between intraand intergroup context may not be easily applicable to Mixed individuals, as the delineation between intraand intergroup settings may not be straightforwardly defined. For example, if a Mixed individual’s self-concept incorporates both of their parents’ racial-ethnic identities, it may give rise to a form of internalized or chronic intergroup context. — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 56

Categorization

• QUESTION: Directly relevant to the reading purpose: the very ambiguity of intra- vs. intergroup boundaries may be where homogenizing/inclusiveness pressures land hardest on mixed members.
• DEFINE: Defines SCT accessibility as readiness to use a category for self-construal, set by experience, expectations and motives.
• XREF: connects to: Mixed identities involve ambiguously crossing mutually exclusive categories within a single social domain — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or…, 15; Diverse intergroup contact increases cognitive complexity of one’s multiple identities; Mixed-identity individuals shift ingroup identification according to which dimension holds higher status — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or…, 73 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Mixed-identity individuals shift ingroup identification according to which dimension holds higher status #exemplifies (0.82) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 73
• Diverse intergroup contact increases cognitive complexity of one’s multiple identities #expands (0.78)
• Intergroup comparisons operate within nested levels of more inclusive group identities #expands (0.76) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4414
• Group members resist surrendering meaningful category identities during intergroup contact #complicates (0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1817