Ingroups and outgroups: what psychology doesn't say
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Factors such as race and sex or gender play a role in ingroups and outgroups. Sociobiology provides some, but not all, of the answers to the question of why people behave as they do. However, it has served as a 'natural' explanation of discriminatory behavior toward outgroups. Ingroup favoritism can be explained by arguments underpinned by natural selection, innate chemical-character, biological imperative or social selection of personal attributes. Outgroups and ingroups bring to light the question of resource allocation and ways by which resources can be distributed fairly.
Publication Name: Business Ethics Quarterly
Subject: Philosophy and religion
ISSN: 1052-150X
Year: 1998
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The iniquitous undertaker: legends of Oscar and Mary Fischer
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Urban legends about the unscrupulous practices of undertakers reverberate in modern sensibility. One such legend concerns Oscar and Mary Fischer, of Florence, AL, who ran a funeral home in the 1940s. Legend accuses them of decapitating corpses and selling bodies to medical schools. The legend evokes human feelings about burial customs, the last viewing of a body, and the vulnerability of the poor at the time of a loved one's death.
Publication Name: Southern Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0899-594X
Year: 1998
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New Zealand
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An overview is presented of a tour which is available to New Zealand, a country which is a blend of European and Maori cultures and which has strong Commonwealth traditions. The tour includes some of the most spectacular natural habitats in the North and South islands.
Publication Name: Nature Canada
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0374-9894
Year: 2001
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