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How does group membership - even in minimal groups - contribute to prejudice and discrimination? Illustrate this with an example, either from your personal experience or observation.

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Group membership contributes to prejudice and discrimination, largely due to the groupthink phenomenon that usually takes place due to group membership. Groups tend to acknowledge themselves as ...

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