noun
- groups of people who are excluded from or considered outside of one’s own social group
Usage: sociology; psychology
Examples
- The study examined how people view members of outgroups differently than their own group.
- Prejudice often develops when individuals stereotype outgroups.
- Social psychologists research the dynamics between ingroups and outgroups.
- The teenagers formed cliques and treated other students as outgroups.
- Understanding outgroup bias helps explain many forms of discrimination.
- The company’s diversity training addressed how employees perceive outgroups in the workplace.