Chapter 10 Flashcards
Summarize the term “prejudice”
- an incorrect attitude towards an individual/social group
Summarize the term “discrimination”
- it can be divided into 3 groups; racial, age, and gender discrimination
Briefly describe racial discrimination
- a system in place to keep lower classes (usually of colour) from having the same rights as the upper class
An invisible line seperating different groups through age is known as…
Age discrimination
A certain standard that separates men from women depending on physical and mental ability is known as…
Gender discrimination
Who is Saul McLeod and what were his 4 explanations for discrimination and prejudice?
- Authoritarian Personality (racist parents)
- The realistic conflict theory (Muzafer Sherif)
- Stereotyping
- Social Identity theory (Henri Tajfel)
Fill in the blanks:
(blank) identified the (blank) personality. People with this “condition” are more highly (blank) than others.
- Theodor Adorno
- prejudice
According to Adorno’s conclusion what is authoritarian personality a result of?
It is a result of cold, biased and discriminating parents who were strict on their children
True or False: Young people who are educated, of higher class and cultured are more likely to be authoritarian.
False- older, un-educated people are more likely to be authoritarian
What famous expirement did psychologist Muzafer Sherif conduct?
The robbers cave experiment
What was the leading factor to the robbers cave experiment?
competition for limited resources
True or false:
Henri Tajfel created the social identity theory
True
What are the 3 main explanation for prejudice?
- Stereotyping
- Ignorance
- Fear
What do functionalists believe about prejudice and discrimination?
Functionalists argue that discrimination happens when they are functional/serve a purpose (i.e. Nazis promoting anti-Semitism/seperation from the Jewish)
Fill in the blanks:
blank) believe that discrimination and prejudice are a result of (blank
- Conflict theorists
- Capitalism
Brielfy explain symbolic interactionists
They study how steretypes affect discrimination. They believe that labelling makes people blind to other ideas.
True or False:
Government policies can create discrimination and exclusion
True
What did the Indian Act (1876) created by the government exclude Aboriginals from?
It excluded them from mainstream society, didn’t give them the right to vote, restricted their traditional practices
What was the purpose of the Indian act?
To help assimilate natives into non-aboriginal society and to change their religion
List 3 facts about residential schools
- many children were exposed to physical and sexual abuse
- these schools were run by the government and the church
- the goals was to strip aboriginals from their culture
What process is making aboriginal communities extinct?
The Indian act does not allow aboriginal women to keep their status if they marry a non-aboriginal
True or false:
Indigenous women make up 5.2 percent of the Canadian population and account for 20 percent of female homicide and 10 percent of missing women.
False- they make up 4.3 % of population, account for 16% of female homicide and 11.3% of missing women
Fill in the blanks:
(Blank) and (blank) are two behaviours that involve helping others. Even if there is an award for helping other that is not the motive.
- altruism
- heroism
Define altruism
Behaviour in which a person voluntarily gives more time for others than themselves without reward
