Question

Nestor belongs to the cross-country ski club at his college, but he is not a member of the downhill ski club. In terms of basic social categories, Nestor's cross-country fellow club members are the _____, and the members of the downhill ski club are the _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

in-group; out-group

Explanation:

The question states that he is part of the cross-country ski club, and put simply, he is in that group, and hence the answer is in-group. An in-group is defined as "a group of people with a shared interest or identity" and in this case, even though the two clubs both share the interest of skiing, they do not identify as one identity, and thus the group that he is not part of (the downhill ski club) is classified as the out-group.