87 - Marilynn Brewer: Social Identity and Intergroup Conflict

Eric chats with Marilynn Brewer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Ohio State University. Marilynn is one of the world’s leading scholars on social identity, intergroup relations, and social cognition. She has been president of various psychological associations and former Director of the Institute for Social Science Research at UCLA. In this episode, Eric and Marilynn talk about why people care so much about belonging to a group. How do people balance belonging to a group and being a uniqu...