intergroup conflict
collocation in Englishmeaningsofintergroupandconflict
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intergroup
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌɪn.təˈɡruːp/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈɡruːp/
between or involving ...
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conflict
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/us/ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/
an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions ...
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Ifintergroupconflictwas as important in human history as we think, it might have selected for food sharing as a form of team-building.
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Nor, for that matter, would the evils of nationalism andintergroupconflict.
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How can policymakers best integrate this emerging knowledge of the brain's influence on aggression, bias, andintergroupconflictinto domestic and foreign policy?
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Another difference in our views concerns the role of religious beliefs inintergroupconflict.
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Interpersonal conflict is divided into intragroup andintergroupconflict.
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This partiality towards cooperative behavior suggests thatintergroupconflictmight decline if group members devoted more energy to positive in-group improvements than to out-group competition.
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A specific approach to resolvingintergroupconflictis outlined in the next chapter on organization development.
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Its mission is to help eliminate prejudice andintergroupconflictin communities throughout the world.
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Intergroupconflictmay increase in-group unity, leading to a larger disparity and more conflict between groups.
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Intergroupconflictis commonly recognized amidst racial, ethnic, religious, and political groups.
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From the study, he determined that because the groups were created to be approximately equal, individual differences are not necessary or responsible forintergroupconflictto occur.
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Sherif's explanation of the results became known as realistic group conflict theory, because theintergroupconflictwas induced through competition over resources.
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Intergroupconflictmay help generate creative tensions leading to more effective contributions to the organization's goals, such as competition between sales districts for the highest sales.
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Intergroupconflictis destructive when it alienates groups that should be working together, when it results in win-lose competition, and when it leads to compromises that represent less-than-optimum outcomes.
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Intergroupconflictoccurs in two general forms.
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It is thought to be one of the most important characteristics of a group, and has been linked to group performance,intergroupconflictand therapeutic change.
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One possible answer isintergroupconflict.
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Adam is noted for his work on ethnonationalism, which aims at understandingintergroupconflictand fostering a human rights culture that minimizes bigotry and communal strife.
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The research on intergroup conflicts comprises the analysis of the influence of dominance orientation and its legitimacy.
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