in-group

Example Sentences

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“An autocracy needs to create an in-group versus an out-group,” Corrales explained.

From Slate

White women like Good are not just dissenters within the racial in-group, however, they are proof that the entire white nationalist story about inheritance and destiny is unstable.

From Salon

Their goodwill is awkward, as it must be when an in-group member tries to commiserate with “the other,” but it is, nonetheless, sympathy, which is to say concern.

From The Wall Street Journal

This suggests that rivalry strengthens in-group bonds and reinforces social identity.

From Science Daily

Scapegoats are integral for a cult; they promote social cohesion, both by binding the in-group together over a common enemy, and by widening the gulf between members and outsiders.

From Salon