noun
- a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member
Usage: psychology; sociology
Examples
- Members of the ingroup showed favoritism toward each other in the study.
- The research examined how people treat ingroup versus outgroup members.
- Social identity theory explains the preference for one’s ingroup.
- Students formed an ingroup based on their shared interests.
- The ingroup displayed strong loyalty and cooperation.
- Discrimination often occurs between ingroup and outgroup members.