Social Groups and Music Magazines

Self-Categorisation is a social psychological that people will perceive themselves and others as a group and it is a general analysis of they way people react to different genres of music.
Self-Identification is the views of the qualities of what a person thinks.

Positive Distinctiveness is when individuals strive for a positive self-concept

Social Identity Theory - Individuals are motivated to achieve positive distinctiveness. That is, individuals "strive for a positive self-concept". This helps self-esteem.
Individuals may be defined and informed by their respective social identities (as per the interpersonal-intergroup continum) it is further derived in social identity theory that "individuals strive to achieve or to maintain positive social identity."

An Ingroup is a social group where an individual can identify as being a member.

An Outgroup is a social group where an individual can't identify themselves with a group of people.

My own media text for my magazine will enable groups to self-define themselves as there will be genre fitting artists based inside with interviews on them so that the target audience gets more information on them, which makes them feel like they have a more personal relationship with them.

The media text will create positive distinctiveness because the target audience will be shown interviews and images of and about their favourite artists within the genre that the magazine is based around. This will make the readers want to try and act how their idols are acting because of the positive outcome it has upon them and this will encourage the target audience to be more selfless, which inevitably will give a positive feedback back to the magazine.

The 'In Group' are mainly between the ages of 16 and 30 and with a common interest in Indie/Rock genre music, they will be in a social group where the individual can identify as being a member by reading this magazine.

The 'Out Group' will be anyone not between these ages and who don't tend to listen to the Indie/Rock genres of music. This means that they won't be able to identify themselves with a social group that is based around this genre such as people who read this magazine.