Shifting categorization level changes whether the same person counts as ingroup or outgroup.

Evidence

When a given level of categorization is salient, an individual may be perceived as an ingroup member (sharing the same category membership as the self). When the level of categorization shifts, however, that same individual may be perceived as an outgroup member (not sharing the same category membership as the self). Affective responses to the same target can, as a consequence of such shifts in categorization, dramatically differ (Schmitt, Silvia, & Branscombe, 2000). — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 1950

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Categorizing at a broader level diffuses responsibility and lowers collective guilt — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 2117; Racial categorization of the same person varies by time, place, and context; Identity salience shifts with the scale of the surrounding group (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Racial categorization of the same person varies by time, place, and context #exemplifies (0.85)
• Identity salience shifts with the scale of the surrounding group #exemplifies (0.80)