SOC241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11 + 12: Social Dominance Orientation, Social Identity Theory, Christian Fundamentalism
20 Apr 2016
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Prejudice: a negative prejudgment of a group and its individual members. Discrimination: unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members. Racism: (1) an individual"s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given race, or (2) institutional practices (even if not motivated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given race. Sexism: (1) an individual"s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given sex, or (2) institutional practices (even if not motivated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given sex. Stereotypes: a belief about the personal attributes of a group of people. Stereotypes can be overgeneralized, inaccurate, and resistant to new information. Simply put: they don"t describe all members of the group. Stereotypes are often based on one"s own limited experience. Stereotypes are often formed based on isolated publicized events. All groups are targets of prejudice & discrimination. Social inequalities can lead to a need for justifying the status quo, which can lead to:
