The process of sorting people creates a vision of the other as 'different', leading to the dehumanization of people. Scholars talk about intergroup relations with the concept of social identity theory developed by H. Tajfel. Indeed, in history, many examples of social categorization have led to forms of domination or violence from a dominant group to a dominated group. Periods of colonisation are examples of times when people from a group chose to dominate and control other people belonging to other groups because they considered them as inferior. Racism, discrimination and violence are consequences of social categorization and can occur because of it. When people see others as different, they tend to develop hierarchical relation with other groups.
the process of sorting people creates a vision of the other as 'different' leading to the dehumanization of people scholars talk about intergroup relations with the concept of social identity theory developed by h tajfel indeed in history many examples of social categorization have led to forms of domination or violence from a dominant group to a dominated group periods of colonisation are examples of times when people from a group chose to dominate and control other people belonging to other groups because they considered them as inferior racism discrimination and violence are consequences of social categorization and can occur because of it when people see others as different they tend to develop hierarchical relation with other groups