PSYCH 280 Lecture 12: Stereotypes, Prejudices, and Discrimination
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Social group - 2 or more people who share some common attribute that"s socially meaningful for themselves and for others. Exists in the eye of the beholder. Socially meaningful attributes may vary across cultures and over time. How we feel about members of a group. Unfair behavior directed at someone because of their group membership. Stereotype - cognitive representation of schema about a social group. Contains beliefs about typical characteristics of group members. Characteristics assumed to hold for all group members. Prejudice - negative feelings directed toward members of a group based solely upon group membership. Discrimination - negative or harmful behaviors toward members of a group based solely upon group membership. Some people may have advantages over others. Benevolent racism - attitudes individual thinks of as favorable toward a group but that have the effect of supporting traditional, subservient role for members of the oppressed group.
