Nested categorization contexts involve memberships in categories that sit inside larger superordinate categories

Evidence

In this chapter, the term nested categorization contexts is used to refer to contexts where explicitly defined social categories exist and these categories are nested within more inclusive explicitly defined social categories. … Nested categorization contexts are thus defined by co-occurring memberships in relatively exclusive social categories that are positioned within more inclusive superordinate social categories. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 671

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the chapter’s key technical term ‘nested categorization contexts’ with the Asian-American example and organizational hierarchy analogy.