Psychology essay: SAQ:Explain SIT theory The social identity theory was first developed by Tajfel and his colleagues in 1979‚ in the context of trying to explain prejudice and discrimination. Prejudice and discriminations are basically a result of stereotypes.Prejudice is an attitude while discrimination is a behavior.According to the Realistic conflict theory by Sherif et al.(1961)‚prejudice arises as a result of a conflict of interests. Tajfel however disagreed with Sherif and argued that the
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WHY AM I HERE? Do you ever lie awake‚ wondering why am I born? Why am I here? Why do I need to die? Why do I need to do things that have purpose? Why do I have to breathe? Why do I need to drink when I feel thirsty‚ eat when I feel hungry or learn new things every day? Why? A person often says that everything has a purpose. So why do we have to live and die? Millions of people are thrown in a situation called life but we never ask why we are here. Why in the world am I here? I know this is the
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Why are You Here?" I have fallen short in many ways towards the goals that I have made in my life. No matter how high the standard is set‚ and whether failure awaits me‚ perseverance and my faith will carry me on. Some would label me as a dreamer. Someone could say I have reality to face‚ but without dreams we have no hope‚ and without hope we have nothing inside of us to fuel our deep passion to succeed and win the race that we have been running. Everyone has his own opinion about college
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always asked where I am going to college or what do I want to do with my life. For many‚ this can be a simple question with a quick clear answer‚ showing that they know exactly what they want to do with their lives. For me‚ this is a very difficult decision and my future career is still a mystery. Knowing what you want to achieve in life is a wonderful thing‚ but the most important aspect of a career is happiness. Even though I do not know what I want to do for the rest of my life‚ I do know that some
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