Pyrevarians are a nonexistent social group used in some psychological and social scientific surveys to measure social distancing of outgroups. The use of a bogus social group assists researchers in exploring theoretical and methodological research problems. Surveys on social distancing, using the
Bogardus social distance scale
The Bogardus social distance scale is a psychological testing scale created by Emory S. Bogardus to empirically measure people's willingness to participate in social contacts of varying degrees of closeness with members of diverse social groups, ...
, indicate that Pyrevarians are one of the least accepted social outgroups, demonstrating how ignorance of another group plays a great role in the formation of exclusionary attitudes.
In some surveys, the imaginary group are labeled the Brombinians, or other bogus names to represent an ethnic or national group.
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Social exclusion
Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term that has been used widely in Europe and was first used in France in the late 20th century. In the EU context, the Euro ...
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Xenophobia
Xenophobia (from (), 'strange, foreign, or alien', and (), 'fear') is the fear or dislike of anything that is perceived as being foreign or strange. It is an expression that is based on the perception that a conflict exists between an in-gr ...
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