Ch 8: Prejudice (labeled as ‘Ch 9’ in Myers’ text) Part 1: Oct. 15, 2012

Conceptual Definitions Distinguish stereotype, prejudice, discrimination from each other: Prejudice = Stereotype = Discrimination = Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive components? Groups can be ingroups (our own groups) or outgroups (groups other than our own)

Racism Distinction between overt & modern racism Now, ‘modern racism’ is more likely What are these types of behaviors? Implicit racism – unconscious operation Differences in judgments of criminal defendants

Implicit Attitudes Use of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) to assess Results of IAT administered to kids: Differences in IAT for attitudes learned early/late in life: Effects of implicit bias – on outgroup perceptions What is outgroup homogeneity?

Sexism Gender stereotypes – prescriptive vs. descriptive stereotypes Ambivalent sexism: Hostile sexism – Benevolent sexism -

Links to discrimination – Occupational differences - “sex segregation” Wage gap for comparable jobs: