PSY 304 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Realistic Conflict Theory, Social Dominance Orientation, Contact Hypothesis
22 Sep 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Individual level: racism and sexism are forms of prejudices and discrimination based on a person"s racial or gender background. Institutional and cultural level: practices that promote the discrimination of one racial group or gender over other. Modern forms of racism are more subtle and surface in less direct ways especially when people can rationalize racist behavior o. Modern racism: a form of prejudice that surfaces in subtle ways when it is safe, socially acceptable, and easy to rationalize. People"s ambivalence concerning race can lead them to exhibit biases in factor of or against particular groups. System justification theory: a theory that proposes that people are motivated (at least in part) to defend and justify the existing social, political, and economic conditions. Stereotype content model: a model proposing that the relative status and competition between groups influence group stereotypes along the dimensions of competence and warmth.
