Knowing one belongs to a group does not equal valuing that membership

Evidence

Allport observed that people’s awareness of their group membership(s) (ingroups) does not always coincide with their desire for those group memberships (reference groups). In other words, it is possible to know that one belongs to a group and yet to feel more or less attached to that group. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 425

Categorization

• DEFINE: Explains the ingroup vs. reference group distinction — a conceptual tool for separating objective membership from subjective commitment.
• XREF: connects to: Formal CLH membership does not guarantee participation in subjectivity-forming commoning. — Yael Arbell, The Circle of Commoning:…, 89