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Ch 5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, & Discrimination
Part 2: Sept. 27, 2010
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What causes prejudice? 1) Motivational Factors:
Optimal distinctiveness Intergroup conflict – Sherif’s “Robber’s Cave” experiment – 2 groups of boys divided into groups Effect of competition? Resolution?
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Realistic Conflict theory – impact of limited resources
Social Identity theory – status of our groups Importance of self-esteem on ingroup favoritism
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What causes prejudice? 2) Cognitive factors –
Categorization – importance of heuristics Outgroup homogeneity effect – what is it? Why does it happen? 1) 2) Jane Elliott’s research fits with this explanation…
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Blue Eyed/Brown Eyed Experiment
Jane Elliott – 3rd grade teacher in Iowa in All-white, all-Christian community. Blue-eyed/Brown-eyed exercise – how did it work? Kids are told blue-eyed were superior, nicer, etc. Day 2 reversed the groups Effects on group ‘on the bottom’?
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Blue-eyed Video 1970 video “Eye of the Storm” with original kids
Elliott now runs organizational & campus diversity seminars Elliott’s main point? How can we predict our reactions to discrimination?
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