5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination Flashcards

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A belief about the personal attributes of a group of people.

are sometimes overgeneralized, inaccurate, and resistant to new information

to generalize.

a. Judgment
b. Discrimination
c. Stereotype
d. Prejudice

A

Stereotype

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Unjustified negative behavior toward a group or its members.

A behaviour;

a. Judgment
b. Discrimination
c. Stereotype
d. Prejudice

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Discrimination

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An individual’s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given sex

a. Sexism
b. Misogyny
c. Racism
d. Prejudice

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Sexism

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An individual’s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given race

An institutional practices (even if not motivated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given race.

a. Sexism
b. Misogyny
c. Racism
d. Prejudice

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Racism

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refers to discrimination or hatred against women

a. Sexism
b. Misogyny
c. Racism
d. Prejudice

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Misogyny

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a preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members.

An attitude - a combination of feelings, inclination to act, and beliefs

a. Judgment
b. Discrimination
c. Stereotype
d. Prejudice

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Prejudice

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Unequal Status and Prejudice social dominance orientation

A motivation to have one’s group dominate other social groups.

a. Social injustice
b. Social inequality
c. Gender inequality

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Social inequality

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Believing in the superiority of one’s own ethnic and cultural group, and having a corresponding disdain for all other groups.

a. Ethnocentric
b. Authoritarian personality
c. Superiority complex

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Ethnocentric

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A personality that is disposed to be obedient to authority (people with higher status) and hostile to those who are of inferior status.

a. Ethnocentric
b. Authoritarian personality
c. Superiority complex

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Authoritarian personality

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