Individuals who live in Virginia sometimes come to think of themselves as Virginians,and they also recognize people who live outside of Virginia are not Virginians.Their tendency to define themselves as members of this social category is known as a

A) social identity.
B) social tie.
C) categorical imperative.
D) network association.
E) shared nexus.

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are, based on their group membership(s).

Virginians

Residents or natives of Virginia, a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

Categorical Imperative

The Categorical Imperative is a foundational concept in moral philosophy introduced by Immanuel Kant, which suggests that one should act only according to that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it becomes a universal law.