After reading the chapter \u201cIngroups and Outgroups\u201d by Howard and Jane Giles I thought that it was really interesting how there is so much that goes into defining a group and what goes into effectively communicating with other groups. One of the most interesting things I found about characterizing yourself into a group was the fact that there are ways to make it known that you are not part of a group. I had never really conceptualized the fact that some people in Europe don\u2019t like to be called Europeans. I also thought that the majority of the things that the chapter talked about as being \u2018valuable\u2019 to know when communicating with other people in different groups to be common sense. I think that it is customary not to say slurs to people, or to question their eating habits. However, I know that throughout the rest of the world that might not be the case.<\/p>\n
I think that this article has great intent because they are trying to teach us about how to better and more effectively communicate with people who are not in our ingroups. I think that the accommodation theory is more used today as more people are trying to erase the old ways of only talking to people who are in our ingroups. I find the whole concept of ingroups and outgroups to be fascinating, because it really is just human nature at the end of the day. I think that through consciously making sure to be inclusive and understanding to other people\u2019s ingroups that you are not a part of can make intergroup interactions go a lot better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After reading the chapter \u201cIngroups and Outgroups\u201d by Howard and Jane Giles I thought that it was really interesting how there is so much that…<\/p>\n