The difference between Ingroup and Outgroup
When used as nouns, ingroup means the social group that one belongs to, whereas outgroup means the group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.
When used as verbs, ingroup means to form an ingroup, whereas outgroup means to form an outgroup.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ingroup and Outgroup
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Ingroup as a noun (sociology):
The social group that one belongs to.
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Ingroup as a noun (systematics):
In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
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Ingroup as a verb:
To form an ingroup.
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Outgroup as a noun (sociology):
The group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.
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Outgroup as a noun (systematics):
In cladistics, all the taxa included in a study that do not belong to the ingroup that is of immediate interest.
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Outgroup as a verb:
To form an outgroup.