Why Osteopaths Want To Be Called Doctor: Marginal Members Emphasize Group Identity

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 13:31 in Psychology & Sociology

In the United States northeast, there is a joke that there is an easy way to spot someone who went to Harvard or Yale; it will be the person asking which college you attended. You can substitute Mensa or lots of other groups that have status for members but a new psychology paper says what most knew; entrenched members of groups are more relaxed about their status than marginal ones. read more

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