Social categorisation was seen as a fixed and stable cognitive tool which not only regulates the individual's social world but also offers a means for self reference through which individuals create and define their place in society. ... Individuals identify with their in group to bolster their self esteem and attempt to achieve a positive self-concept as this identification can positive or negative dependent on the evaluations of one's own group along specific value-laden attributes. ... They created intergroup behaviour without competition for scarce resources or any social inter...

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Evidently to the theory, self identity as well as behaviors of individuals can be influenced by the terms used to describe them. Therefore as Christina is constantly being tormented by her peers, it will slowly lower her self esteem resulting from continuously being stereotyped, as being "stinky" and "ugly". ...

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In contrast, the self-selecting and transient nature of cyber communities affords its citizens virtually unlimited freedom to log-off or block communication with other citizens. ... A person who has had difficulty integrating into real life communities for various reasons including prejudice, social, or personal reasons could find it an easier issue to combat in cyber space by simply creating an identity, or several, that is socially acceptable or even popular and reap the benefits of a welcome and accepted member of their chosen community, such as heightened self esteem and confidence and the...

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