PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Social Dominance Orientation, Authoritarian Personality, Upper Class
22 Mar 2018
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A negative prejudgment of a group and its individual members. Beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people. What is prejudice: defining prejudice, prejudice: overt, subtle and automatic. What are the social sources of prejudice: social inequalities: justifying the status quo. Unjustifiable negative behaviour toward a group or its members. Easier to be prejudice hidden behind a screen or other motive. Upper class individuals see success as earned and not given (poor people think its given) A motivation to have your own group be dominant over other social groups: socialization. Prejudice comes from acquired values and beliefs children"s automatic racial attitudes reflect their parents explicit attitudes the authoritarian personality. When living standards are rising so does acceptance. People like their groups and will do anything for them. There"s a visual prominence of men: institutional supports. What are the motivational sources or prejudice: frustration and aggression: the scapegoat theory, social identity theory: feeling superior to others.
