intergroup

American  

[in-ter-groop] / ˈɪn tərˈgrup /

adjective

Sociology.

1. taking place or being between groups.

   intergroup relationships.

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Etymology

Origin of intergroup

First recorded in 1880–85; inter- + group

Example Sentences

"There are likely to be certain questions of inquiry, cultural contexts, or settings of intergroup conflict where curiosity signals negative traits, such as disloyalty to one's ingroup," Dr. White explains.

From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023

“Our results show that intergroup alliances can emerge without these behaviors, and from a social and mating system that is more chimpanzee-like,” Connor says.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 29, 2022

And Kushner signed on, in part, because he wanted to explore not only the persistence of intergroup hatred but also the way the story is framed by gentrification and economic striving.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

“A meaningful minority of ‘haters’ can have more influence on the life span of intergroup conflicts than a majority of non-haters,” Halperin writes in his book “Emotions in Conflict.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2019

We cannot follow the customs which thence arose, because the phenomena have been reported to us without distinction between intragroup and intergroup transactions.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham