Abstract
This entry introduces the common ingroup identity model. In intergroup interactions, it is possible for ingroup members to make biased judgments toward both ingroup and outgroup. That is, individuals tend to evaluate their ingroup members positively and outgroup members negatively. The common ingroup identity model proposes that intergroup bias can be reduced by transforming the group boundaries from “us” versus “them” into a more general “we” that includes all the former ingroup and outgroup members. By recategorizing the former outgroup members as part of the larger ingroup, individuals attribute positive evaluations to all members of the new ingroup which includes both former ingroup and outgroup. As a result, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination against the former outgroup will be reduced. Current media psychology research in the domain of the common ingroup identity model was also discussed.
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