PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Barack Obama, Symbolic Racism
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Wk 1 lec #1 january 10th, 2013. Martin luther king jr. dreamed of a day when ppl of all colours and creeds would be judged as equals. Indonesian riots targeted ethnics chinese by the. Houston suburb opposes plan for mosque, neighbour threatens to hold pig races . Worried about property values -> symbolic racism -> not racist but find another reason (prop $) Hunger games rue was cast as a black girl-> hate comments on twitter, death threats and general dislike of the character. To develop your capacity to critically evaluate scientific theory and data; to make you info sophisticated consumers of science. To help you understand why prejudice and discrimination persist to this day. To help you uncover your own hidden biases & prejudices.
