PSYC1030 Lecture 2: Week 2 Lecture
Psyc1030 Lecture 2
Lecture – Prejudice and Stereotyping
Defining:
• Prejudge – arrive at a conclusion before we have the evidence
• Cognitive, affective and behavioural (can lead to discrimination)
• Stereotypes – can be both positive and negative to make sense of our social world
Stereotypes:
• Kernel of truth
• Idea thats allowed to grow
• Limited evidence for gendered views (can not be proved empirically)
• Behaviour interpreted through the lens of the stereotype (ignore the non-conforming
evidence)
• People who dot ofor are su-typed (such as men crying)
Persisting of Stereotypes:
• Explained away disconfirming evidence or attributed to luck
• Often perpetuated through media
• Face-ism – how they are photographed and portrayed (men on face, woman on whole body)
Racism:
• Assumptions led to the ide of eugenics
• Old fashioed rais
• Have them become for favourable
• Discrimination
• Attitude does not always predict behaviour
Aversive Racism:
• Going out of way t prove they are not racist
• Motivated to maintain a non-prejudice self-image
• Fear appearing prejudiced
• However subconsciously harbour negative feelings toward minorities
• Discrimination leaks out in situations where behaviour can be justified as nonprejudiced
• Rationalising of prejudice
• People described in neutral or positive ways, people tend to show no racism
• Described in negative ways, people are more hostile to members of minority – legitimised
through the unpleasant traits
• Fear of reporting discrimination
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Document Summary
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