In-groups tend to inflate their own value when comparing to out-groups

Them-ing typically involves inflating the merits of in-groups concerning core values—we are more correct, wise, moral, and worthy when it comes to knowing what the gods want/running the economy/raising kids/fighting this war. Us-ness also involves inflating the merits of our arbitrary markers, and that can take some work—rationalizing why our food is tastier, our music more moving, our language more logical or poetic.

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References

• Sapolsky, Robert. (2017). Behave Chapter 11. Us Versus Them (p. 445). New York, NY: Penguin Random House.

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