Effects of Culture on Prejudice & Discrimination

Question 1

Theories of prejudice can be…

Answer 1

… ‘universal’.

Question 2

Theories of prejudice can…

Answer 2

… apply to all cultures.

Question 3

SIT, realistic conflict theory & SDO are theories that can…

Answer 3

… account for prejudice, regardless of culture.

Question 4

Social identity theory claims that…

Answer 4

… all cultures have in-groups and out-groups.

Question 5

Inter-group conflict can be found despite?

Answer 5

Different cultures.

Question 6

Why can realistic conflict theory be applied in different countries and cultures?

Answer 6

Because there is prejudice when there is competition for resources.

Question 7

SDO is the attitude that?

Answer 7

Societies are hierarchical.

Question 8

What does SDO suggest about the cause of prejudice?

Answer 8

Discrimination happens against those of lower status in a social hierarchy.

Question 9

The 3 theories (SIT, realistic conflict theory & SDO) look for?

Answer 9

Universal laws about prejudice.

Question 10

Universal laws regarding prejudice means that there are?

Answer 10

Cross-cultural similarities.

Question 11

What do between-culture differences tell us?

Answer 11

That there could be cultural factors affecting prejudice.

Question 12

Ideological attitudes may differ between?

Answer 12

Cultures

Question 13

If ideological attitudes affect prejudice, then different cultural attitudes would?

Answer 13

Affect levels of prejudice and discrimination.

Question 14

Ideological attitudes looked at in studies tend to be?

Answer 14

Stable across cultures.

Question 15

Adorno et al. gathered data from?

Answer 15

America

Question 16

Cohrs et al. gathered data from?

Answer 16

Germany

Question 17

Akrami et al. worked in?

Answer 17

Sweden

Question 18

Duckitt & Sibley worked in?

Answer 18

Australia

Question 19

What did Pettigrew look at?

Answer 19

Whether factors that affect prejudice differed in different countries.

Question 20

Which countries did Pettigrew look at?

Answer 20

• Netherlands
• UK
• France
• Germany

Question 21

What did Pettigrew find?

Answer 21

• there are universals regarding what affects prejudice

- similarities in the 4 countries

Question 22

Different cultures have different cultural norms.

These can?

Answer 22

Affect levels of prejudice.

Question 23

Matsumoto (2007) suggests that cultures are different because of…

Answer 23

… different issues and problems that they have dealt with, which mean they have developed different ways of living.

Question 24

What does multiculturalism support?

Answer 24

Diversity

Question 25

As an ideology, assimilation links to…

Answer 25

… prejudicial attitudes.

Question 26

Multiculturalism is more positive with regard to…

Answer 26

… how groups interact with one another.

Question 27

With the fact that RWA & SDO have been founded in different cultures, what is likely to underpin differences in prejudice across cultures?

Answer 27

The different diversity policies and norms.

Question 28

Becker et al. looked at data from 21 cultural groups.

What did they find?

Answer 28

There were effects of cultural norms with regard to prejudice that were over & above personal beliefs and attitudes.