I will admit my goal was primarily more about the second, about popular usage precisely because I perceived a mismatch with the “self-identity” emphasis which (many) more academic sources seem to focus on.
I wanted to interrogate if this mismatch fit people’s perceptions and the usage on blogs, online and in related circles.
And also if it had any implication for clearer thinking when conflicting usages arise between people talking about ingroups and outgroups.
I will admit my goal was primarily more about the second, about popular usage precisely because I perceived a mismatch with the “self-identity” emphasis which (many) more academic sources seem to focus on.
I wanted to interrogate if this mismatch fit people’s perceptions and the usage on blogs, online and in related circles.
And also if it had any implication for clearer thinking when conflicting usages arise between people talking about ingroups and outgroups.