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===Positive distinctiveness===
A key assumption in social identity theory is that individuals are intrinsically [[motivation|motivated]] to achieve positive distinctiveness. That is, individuals "strive for a positive self-concept".<ref name="Tajfel & Turner (1979)."/><ref name="Haslam, A. S. (2001). p 26-57"/> As individuals to varying degrees may be defined and informed by their respective social identities (as per the interpersonal-intergroup continuum) it is further derived in social identity theory that "individuals strive to achieve or to maintain positive social identity".<ref name="Tajfel & Turner (1979)."/> The precise nature of this striving for positive self-concept is a matter of debate (see [[Social identity theory#Self-esteem hypothesis|the self-esteem hypothesis]]).<ref name="Turner (1999)"/><ref name="Turner & Reynolds (2001)"/><ref name="Long & Spears (1997)"/><ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Rubin | first1 = M. | last2 = Badea | first2 = C. | last3 = Jetten | first3 = J. | year = 2014 | title = Low status groups show in-group favoritism to compensate for their low status and to compete for higher status | url = http://psyarxiv.com/p73mf/| journal = Group Processes and Intergroup Relations | volume = 17 | issue = 5| pages = 563–576 | doi = 10.1177/1368430213514122 | s2cid = 144009575 }}</ref> Both the interpersonal-intergroup continuum and the assumption of positive distinctiveness motivation arose as outcomes of the findings of [[minimal group paradigm|minimal group studies]].<ref name="Turner & Reynolds (2010)." /> In particular, it was found that under certain conditions individuals would endorse resource distributions that would maximize the positive distinctiveness of an [[In-group and out-group|in-group]] in contrast
[[File:LaurynHill cropped.jpg|thumb|The "black is beautiful" movement and the associated [[African Americans|African American]] embrace of [[Culture of Africa|African]] hairdos (like [[afro]]s), culture, traditions, and music was provided by Tajfel and colleagues as an example of the cognitive creativity of low-status groups in the face of stable intergroup relations (shown: [[Lauryn Hill]], 2005).<ref name="Tajfel & Turner (1979)."/><ref name="Tajfel (1978a)">{{cite journal| last1=Tajfel| first1=H.| editor-last=Tajfel| editor-first=H.| year=1978| title=The achievement of group differentiation| journal=Differentiation Between Groups: Studies in the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations| pages=77–100| location=London| publisher=Academic Press}}</ref><ref name="Tajfel (1974)">{{cite journal|last=Tajfel|first=H.|title=Social identity and intergroup behavior|journal=Social Science Information|year=1974|volume=13|issue=2|pages=65–93|doi=10.1177/053901847401300204|s2cid=143666442 }}</ref><ref name="Miller (1983)">{{cite book|last=Miller|first=D.|title=Children and race|year=1983|publisher=Sage publications}}</ref>]]
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