Post by jkeliar on Oct 28, 2017 3:03:18 GMT
Within a countries borders, it's population contains multiple groups. These groups can be identified through a variety of different filters, some of which overlap with each other, causing the people within those groupings to compare themselves to other groups, either in a positive or negative light.
If the comparison is in a positive light, these groups understand that by focusing on collaboration, they can achieve together what neither of them could on their own.
If it is negative, it is a completely different story. These groups, based sometimes off of religious beliefs, race, sexual orientation, etc. can cause great harm to one another. The worst, is when one group holds a majority of the power within that societal structure, with the most prominent example of this being in the Holocaust. Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party (which believe in one group being less valuable to the society than the rest (the Jews)) went to the extreme lengths of trying to purge this group from it's own population. This conflict killed over 6 million Jews within Europe. 6 million people, families, children, neighbours, etc. being killed because of one group's socially constructed ideology to another.
This conflict having a socially constructed foundation is important for psychology as psychologists can use this information as a base, and if there is another group showing the same ideology as the one mentioned above, then they can at least try to stop it and prevent it from happening again, which could very well save lives.
If the comparison is in a positive light, these groups understand that by focusing on collaboration, they can achieve together what neither of them could on their own.
If it is negative, it is a completely different story. These groups, based sometimes off of religious beliefs, race, sexual orientation, etc. can cause great harm to one another. The worst, is when one group holds a majority of the power within that societal structure, with the most prominent example of this being in the Holocaust. Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party (which believe in one group being less valuable to the society than the rest (the Jews)) went to the extreme lengths of trying to purge this group from it's own population. This conflict killed over 6 million Jews within Europe. 6 million people, families, children, neighbours, etc. being killed because of one group's socially constructed ideology to another.
This conflict having a socially constructed foundation is important for psychology as psychologists can use this information as a base, and if there is another group showing the same ideology as the one mentioned above, then they can at least try to stop it and prevent it from happening again, which could very well save lives.
