Status is a characteristic under the social identity theory that ...

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Status is a characteristic under the social identity theory that reflects the ________.
 
  A) tendency of people to use the group as a means of understanding who they are and how they fit into the world
  B) tendency of people who have greater uniformity in values and characteristics to have greater identification as well
  C) tendency of people to link themselves to groups of higher social standing in an attempt to define themselves favorably
  D) tendency of ingroup members to prefer and endorse the products, ideas, and aspects of someone else's culture over their own
  E) tendency of ingroup members to notice and emphasize identities that reflect how different they are from other groups

Question 2

Similarity is a characteristic under the social identity theory that manifests itself in the ________.
 
  A) tendency of ingroup members to notice and emphasize identities that reflect how different they are from other groups
  B) tendency of people who have greater uniformity in values and characteristics to have greater group identification as well
  C) tendency of people to link themselves to high-status groups in an attempt to define themselves favorably
  D) tendency of people to use the group as a means of understanding who they are and how they fit into the world
  E) tendency of ingroup members to prefer and endorse the products, ideas, and aspects of someone else's culture over their own

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Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: C) Status is a characteristic under the social identity theory that reflects the tendency of people to link themselves to groups of higher social standing in an attempt to define themselves favorably.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: B) Similarity is a characteristic under the social identity theory that manifests itself in the fact that people who have the same values or characteristics as other members of their organization have higher levels of group identification.