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Prejudice and Discrimination

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Prejudice Simply called “prejudgment,” a prejudice is an unjustifiable (usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members. Prejudice is often directed towards different cultural, ethnic, or gender groups. Components of Prejudice Beliefs (stereotypes) Emotions (hostility, envy, fear) Predisposition to act (discrimination) OBJECTIVE 13| Identify three components of prejudice.

Reign of Prejudice Prejudice works at the conscious and [more at] the unconscious level. Therefore, prejudice is more like a knee-jerk response than a conscious decision.

How Prejudiced are People? Over the duration of time many prejudices against interracial marriage, gender, homosexuality, and minorities have decreased. OBJECTIVE 14| Contrast overt and subtle forms of prejudice, and give examples of each.

Racial & Gender Prejudice Americans today express much less racial and gender prejudice, but prejudices still exist.

Social Roots of Prejudice Why does prejudice arise? Social Inequalities Social Divisions Emotional Scapegoating Need to categorize OBJECTIVE 15| Discuss the social factors that contribute to prejudice.

Social Inequality Prejudice develops when people have money, power, and prestige, and others do not. Social inequality increases prejudice.

Sources of Prejudice Frustration-aggression theory People who are frustrated in their goals may turn their anger away from the proper target toward another, less powerful target. (Scapegoat) Authoritarian personality Personality pattern characterized by rigid conventionality, exaggerated respect for authority, and hostility toward those who defy social norms Racism Prejudice and discrimination directed at particular racial group

Essentially…. Prejudice = attitude Discrimination = behavior

Social Divisions Ingroup: People with whom one shares a common identity. Outgroup: Those perceived as different from one’s ingroup. Ingroup Bias: The tendency to favor one’s own group. Mike Hewitt/ Getty Images Scotland’s famed “Tartan Army” fans.

Emotional Roots of Prejudice Prejudice provides an outlet for anger [emotion] by providing someone to blame. After 9/11 many people lashed out against innocent Arab-Americans. OBJECTIVE 16| Explain how Scapegoating illustrates the emotional component of prejudice.

Cognitive Roots of Prejudice One way we simplify our world is to categorize. We categorize people into groups by stereotyping them. OBJECTIVE 17| Cite four ways that cognitive processes help create and maintain prejudice. Michael S. Yamashita/ Woodfin Camp Associates Foreign sunbathers may think Balinese look alike.

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We shall overcome Recategorize – expand a schema to see how it relates to others. Not protestant vs. Catholic but instead both under Christianity. Controlled Processing – purposefully putting on their shoes. Method to learn tolerance Increase contact between groups. Equal status One-on-one contact Come together to cooperate, not compete Should not be contrived

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