... " (Brown 2007 p138). The groups were decided on trivial performance criteria and assigned to groups on the basis of the outcome. Ingroup and outgroup members were unanimous except for a group code and a number. The results showed that even though the groups were purely cognitive, in group favouritism occurred in relation to the allocation of money, as did outgroup discrimination. The results ... this discussion have shown the powerful force language is in the study of group conflict. Social Identity theory does however give a great start for any perspective to use as a starting board....

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... motives, attitudes, rationalizations and drives; this implies that learning deviant behavior entails several dissimilar dimensions of criminality. The fifth principle of differential association theory is that ``definitions of the legal code as either unfavorable or favorable has a significant influence motivation and drives for delinquent behavior, for instance if a person interacts with people who perceive violating some laws as a normal or acceptable ... ...

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