Subgroup identification need not oppose superordinate group identification when both are optimally distinct

Evidence

In summary, the preceding analyses provide support for the idea that the needs for inclusion and differentiation independently drive identification with superordinate and subordinate groups positioned within a nested structure. Of interest, subgroup identification was not shown to be antagonistic with superordinate group identification, particularly when both groups were seen as being optimally distinct. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 712

Categorization

• XREF: Complicates the zero-sum or nested-loyalty conflict model of identity; bears directly on whether minority religious/ethnic identification can coexist with civic national identification.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 712