ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

Advances in Psychological Science ›› 2012, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (8): 1314-1321.

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The Entitativity of Social Group: Retrospect and Prospect

YANG Xiao-Li;LIU Li;LI Qiong;WAN Mei-Na   

  1. (1The Academy of Educational Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)
    (2School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University; Beijing Key Lab of Applied Experimental Psychology, Beijing 100875, China)
  • Received:2011-02-06 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2012-08-15 Published:2012-08-15
  • Contact: LIU Li

Abstract: The entitativity of social groups refers to the degree to which groups are perceived to be a significantly substantive entity. Entitativity is influenced by percipient, social contexts and cultural factors. It has important consequences on intergroup relations; It affects ingroup identification, stereotypes, bias and group conflict. Group entitativity is not either a positive or a negative group attribute per se; rather, it depends on the context and the relationship between the perceiver and the group. The future researches should focus on how to enhance the positiveness of group entitativity, and how to strengthen entitativity studies in Chinese culture context, so as to achieve a harmonious society in China.

Key words: social groups, entitativity, intergroup relations