outgroups
Those not us
Outgroups are people perceived as outside one's own social circle or identity category—the "them" in an us-versus-them framework.
The term comes from social psychology, where it describes how humans naturally categorize others as belonging or not belonging to their tribe, team, nationality, or belief system: Politicians often demonize outgroups to rally their base.
The singular outgroup also appears: The study measured bias against the outgroup.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
scapegoating · bias · intolerance · ethnocentrism · stigmatization · othering · dehumanization · homophobia
Banishment from a group
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- segregationForced separation by group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- banishmentForced removal from place
blackballing · excommunication · ghettoization · exile · pariah · scapegoat · untouchable · boycott
Smaller part of whole
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- subalternJunior commissioned officer
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
peripheral · oppressed · voiceless · powerless · vulnerable · disadvantaged · underserved · second-class
In-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- boundariesLines marking separation
- belongingState of fitting in
- cliquesExclusive social groups
- factionsDissenting internal groups
coalitions · alliances · rivalry · polarization · partisanship · sectarianism · factionalism · schism
Emotional separation between people
- isolationComplete separation from others
- disconnectionState of being severed
- anomieBreakdown of shared standards
- disaffectionLoss of loyalty
unbelonging · detachment · displacement · outsider · misfit · stranger · foreigner · nonconformist
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
xenophobia · scapegoating · bias · intolerance · ethnocentrism · stigmatization · othering · dehumanization · homophobia · sexism
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- segregationForced separation by group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
banishment · blackballing · excommunication · ghettoization · exile · pariah · scapegoat · untouchable · boycott · expulsion
minority
Smaller part of whole
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- subalternJunior commissioned officer
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
underrepresented · peripheral · oppressed · voiceless · powerless · vulnerable · disadvantaged · underserved · second-class · dispossessed
tribalism
In-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- boundariesLines marking separation
- belongingState of fitting in
- cliquesExclusive social groups
factions · coalitions · alliances · rivalry · polarization · partisanship · sectarianism · factionalism · schism · division
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- isolationComplete separation from others
- disconnectionState of being severed
- anomieBreakdown of shared standards
disaffection · unbelonging · detachment · displacement · outsider · misfit · stranger · foreigner · nonconformist · deviant
- phylogeneticscladogram, clade, phylogeny, phylogenetics, cladistics
outgroupsingroups
Groups one belongs to
in-groups · insiders · us · members · core group
outgroupsus
We, as object
kith and kin · tribe · home group · peer group · cohort
outgroupsingroups
Groups one belongs to
tribes · coalitions · affiliates · kindred · brethren