Social Psychology Talbot Part Three Social Relations Chapters Nine & Ten Prejudice: Disliking Others Aggression: Hurting Others

The nature and power of prejudice What is prejudice? How pervasive is prejudice? Racial prejudice Gender prejudice Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2 of 12

Social sources of prejudice Social inequalities Unequal status and prejudice Religion and prejudice Discrimination’s impact: The self-fulfilling prophecy Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3 of 12

Social sources of prejudice Social identity Ingroup bias Conformity Institutional supports Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4 of 12

Emotional sources of prejudice Frustration and aggression: The scapegoat theory Personality Dynamics Need for status and belonging The authoritarian personality Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 5 of 12

Cognitive sources of prejudice Attribution: Is it a just world? Group-serving bias The just-world phenomenon Cognitive consequences of stereotypes Are stereotypes self-perpetuating? Do stereotypes bias judgments of individuals? Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7 of 12

Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. What is aggression? Hostile aggression Instrumental aggression Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2 of 8

Theories of aggression Is aggression inborn? Instinct theory Neural influences Genetic influences Biochemical influences Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3 of 8

Theories of aggression Is aggression a response to frustration? Frustration-aggression theory revised Is frustration the same as deprivation? Does money alleviate frustration? Is aggression learned social behavior? The rewards of aggression Observational learning Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4 of 8

Influences on aggression Aversive incidents Arousal Media influences: Pornography Sexual violence Television Group Influences Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 5 of 8

Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Reducing aggression Catharsis? A social learning approach Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 6 of 8