Minority Group Members Have a Strong Sense of Group Solidarity

question 52

Multiple Choice

Minority group members have a strong sense of group solidarity. Which sociologist noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group, or the in-group, and everyone else, or the out-group?

• A) Erving Goffman
• B) William Graham Sumner
• C) Manning Nash
• D) Karl Marx

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Definitions:

Neurotic Needs

These are emotional needs that can become compulsive and counterproductive, often resulting from attempts to deal with anxiety and insecurity.

Basic Anxiety

A theory by Karen Horney that refers to feeling helpless and insecure as a child, which can affect adult personality.

Neurotic Needs

In psychology, these are unhealthy desires or tendencies that individuals develop as a result of anxiety and are attempts to manage this anxiety.

Compulsively

Acting driven by an irresistible urge, often against one's conscious wishes and in a repetitive, ritualistic manner.