out-group
Not our people
An out-group is any group perceived as separate from or opposed to one's own group.
The term comes from sociology but appears in everyday discussion of tribalism and identity politics.
Members of an out-group are seen as "them" rather than "us," often viewed with suspicion or hostility: Social media amplifies out-group animosity.
The concept pairs with in-group.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
racism · bigotry · intolerance · homophobia · sexism · classism · casteism · ethnocentrism
Banishment from a group
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- segregationForced separation by group
- stigmatizationMarking as disgraceful
isolation · ghettoization · apartheid · boycott · blacklist · exile · banishment · shunning
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
xenophobia · racism · bigotry · intolerance · homophobia · sexism · classism · casteism · ethnocentrism · chauvinism
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- segregationForced separation by group
stigmatization · isolation · ghettoization · apartheid · boycott · blacklist · exile · banishment · shunning · excommunication
otherness
Quality of being unlike
immigrant · migrant · refugee · minority · alien · non-member · them · they · outcast · interloper
antagonism
Active opposition or hostility
hostility · distrust · suspicion · fear · hatred · contempt · rivalry · conflict · tension · persecution
- group dynamicscooperation, norms, conflict, alliance, hierarchy
- group psychologysocial identity, peer influence, belongingness, collective behavior, social cohesion
- sectarianismsectarianism, sectarian, sect, schism, schismatic
- tribalismtribalism, us versus them, us-vs-them, clannishness, sectarianism
- polarizationpolarizer, divide, polarized light, divisiveness, polarizing filter
- othernessother, otherness, othering, stranger, foreigner
out-groupin-group
Exclusive social cluster
in-crowd · inner circle · insiders · us · one of us
out-groupin-group
Exclusive social cluster
we-group · peer group · us · one of us · kith and kin
out-groupin-group
Exclusive social cluster
intimates · confidants · inner sanctum · familiars · kith and kin