PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: In-Group Favoritism, Social Dominance Orientation, Social Identity Theory
5 Apr 2017
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Prejudice: a negative prejudgement of a group and its individual members. It is an attitude (abc - affect, behaviour tendency, and cognition) If prejudice is socially accepted, people are more likely to conform due to a need to be liked and accepted. Stereotypes: beliefs about personal attributes of a group of people. They can be overgeneralized, inaccurate, and resistant to new information. Discrimination: unjustifiable negative behaviour towards a group or its members. Racism: an individual"s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviour toward people of a given race. Institutional practices that subordinate people of a given race. Sexisim: an individual"s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviour toward people of a given sex. Institutional practices that subordinate people of a given sex. Realistic group conflict theory: the theory that prejudice arises from competition between groups for scarce resources. Ethnic peace is easier to maintain during prosperous times. Maximum competition will exist between species with identical needs.
