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Out-Group Interaction

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We tend to manage our identity when interacting with various groups by changing up our identity depending on the group we are going to be around. What I mean by “changing up” is by doing what we know our identity is known for within the group we are around. You would only use certain language around this group of people for example, the slang they use. If you were to go and use the slang that you would only use around this certain group then when you go to another group they would not be able to understand your language. For example, the type of language that I would use around my teachers or someone that is higher authority over me is a different kind of language I would use around my friends. The language that would use would be proper, formal and more mannered language like saying “Good Morning Professor” or “May I have a word with you to discuss something that I am not understanding in the reading?” this would be considered to be interacting with the out-group. As for the in-group norms, which would be my social group of friends, I would talk informal by probably using curse …show more content…

Another prop would be having my phone in my hand most likely at all times just because. To the in-group this is not a sign of disrespect or ignorance, it is mainly a sign of basically whatever the conversation is about right now I may need to use my phone to either show you something about the conversation or answer a message real quick during the conversation. When interacting with an out-group I would not use all of the same props. If I am talking to someone from an out-group with my hands moving all around or even with my phone in my hand it would be considered disrespectful, that I am not focusing on them and the conversation. What I would do for out-group is use my eyes as a prop to give them that more focus eye to eye

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