entitativity

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noun

The perception of a group as a single entity, distinct from its members.

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Meanings

nounentitativity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe perception of a group as a single entity, distinct from its members.

    Although there may be different bases for group entitativity in non-Western contexts, Yuki et al. (2005) observe that this does not undermine the significance of group memberships for cognition and behavior.

    2014 August 25, Sammyh S Khan et al., “Efficacy and well-being in rural north India: The role of social identification with a large-scale community identity”, in European Journal of Social Psychology, volume 44, →DOI

Origin

From entitative + -ity.

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