Effects of Culture on Prejudice & Discrimination Flashcards
Theories of prejudice can be…
… ‘universal’.
Theories of prejudice can…
… apply to all cultures.
SIT, realistic conflict theory & SDO are theories that can…
… account for prejudice, regardless of culture.
Social identity theory claims that…
… all cultures have in-groups and out-groups.
Inter-group conflict can be found despite?
Different cultures.
Why can realistic conflict theory be applied in different countries and cultures?
Because there is prejudice when there is competition for resources.
SDO is the attitude that?
Societies are hierarchical.
What does SDO suggest about the cause of prejudice?
Discrimination happens against those of lower status in a social hierarchy.
The 3 theories (SIT, realistic conflict theory & SDO) look for?
Universal laws about prejudice.
Universal laws regarding prejudice means that there are?
Cross-cultural similarities.
What do between-culture differences tell us?
That there could be cultural factors affecting prejudice.
Ideological attitudes may differ between?
Cultures
If ideological attitudes affect prejudice, then different cultural attitudes would?
Affect levels of prejudice and discrimination.
Ideological attitudes looked at in studies tend to be?
Stable across cultures.
Adorno et al. gathered data from?
America
Cohrs et al. gathered data from?
Germany
Akrami et al. worked in?
Sweden
Duckitt & Sibley worked in?
Australia
What did Pettigrew look at?
Whether factors that affect prejudice differed in different countries.
Which countries did Pettigrew look at?
- Netherlands
- UK
- France
- Germany
What did Pettigrew find?
- there are universals regarding what affects prejudice
- similarities in the 4 countries
Different cultures have different cultural norms.
These can?
Affect levels of prejudice.
Matsumoto (2007) suggests that cultures are different because of…
… different issues and problems that they have dealt with, which mean they have developed different ways of living.
What does multiculturalism support?
Diversity
As an ideology, assimilation links to…
… prejudicial attitudes.
Multiculturalism is more positive with regard to…
… how groups interact with one another.
With the fact that RWA & SDO have been founded in different cultures, what is likely to underpin differences in prejudice across cultures?
The different diversity policies and norms.
Becker et al. looked at data from 21 cultural groups.
What did they find?
There were effects of cultural norms with regard to prejudice that were over & above personal beliefs and attitudes.
