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I am a student from HKU currently studying social Psychology. Recently, it has come to my attention that many studies have been done about ostracizing individuals and their conformity towards a group. As I have learnt, being ostracized by a group creates a greater desire for conforming to that group based on the "need to belong" concept. HOWEVER, I barely see any research done on what happens to the conformity level when a group is being "ostracized" by another group. I believe that when a group is being "ostracized" by another group, the "ostracized" group would conform LESS to the other group because they already create an identity with the "ostracized" group and create a sort of in-group and out-group interaction. Members of the respective groups would conform to their own group and are independent from the other.
I based my reasoning Israel and Pakistan relationship. Because both groups are "ostracizing" each other, they create tension and are LESS conforming towards one another. BECAUSE IF they WERE to conform, wouldn't they already reconcile the holy land issue?
So my question is: 1. Are there any research out there that analyze this topic? 2. How would "ostracizing" a group affect conformity level?
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