Us and them : the science of identity
Democrat and Republican. Meat Eaters and Vegetarians. Black and White. As human beings we sort ourselves into groups. And once we identify ourselves as a member of a particular groupsay, Red Sox fanswe tend to feel more comfortable with others of our own kind, rather than, say, Yankees fans. Yet we all belong to multiple groups at the same timeone might be a woman, a mother, an American, a violinist. ...