A rising group of young Indians conceives of class very differently: not as a fixed identity, but as a transient situation, and a situation that can change.

崛起中的年轻一代印度人则对阶级有截然不同的看法：它不是固定的身份标签，而是一个暂时而且可变的状态。

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As our group membership forms our identity, it is only natural for us to want to be part of groups that are both high status and have a positive image.

鉴于这种说法，我们希望成为地位高、形象良好的群体中的一员就再正常不过了。

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And once part of a group, a process called deindividuation means that people often give up their personal identity and values.

而一旦他们参与其中，便会发生一个称为“去个性化”的过程，在这个过程中，人们往往会放弃本来的身份约束和价值观念。

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Professor Coleman said the use of slang "emerges when people are put in a position where they are bottom of a hierarchy" but have a strong sense of group identity - using it as an "outlet of aggression".

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An identity fraud ring is a group of people actively collaborating to commit identity fraud.

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"Creating this type of list can help to solidify a sense of group identity, " says Linda Tropp, professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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