Chapter 2 Flashcards
Scapegoat theory
A person or group blamed irrationally for another’s persons or groups problems or difficulties
A psychological construct of a personality type likely to be prejudiced and to use others as scapegoats
Authoritarian personality
Normative theory
The view that prejudice is influenced by societal norms and situations where that encourage or discourage the tolerance of minorities
Use of race neutral principles to defend the racially unequal status quo
Color blind racism
An interactionist perspective stating that intergroup contact between people of equal status in noncompetitive circumstances will reduce prejudice
Contact hypothesis
A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, such as racial or ethnic minority
Prejudice
A group or an object represent an image that evokes either favorable or unfavorable emotion
Symbolic theory
People feel comfortable with the things they are familiar and uneasiness or fear with the things they are not familiar with
Consciousness of kind
Racial prejudice is used to justify economic exploitation of the minority group
Exploitation group
Racial prejudice is the result of social influence and atmosphere
Normative theory
