Factors affecting prejudice Flashcards
What is the situational factor which influences prejudice
Social Norms
Social norms are
An agreed or accepted way of behaving in society
How do social norms cause prejudice
If the social norms make racism/sexism etc acceptable it increases that behaviour
Agreeableness from the Big 5 is defined as
The measure of ones trusting and helpful nature.
What is the relationship between Agreeableness and Prejudice
If someone is high in agreeableness they are more likely to be prejudiced.
What is openness to experience?
receptivity to new ideas and new experiences
Conscientiousness is?
The tendency to be organised, dependable and somewhat rigid or inflexible
What do we expect about conscientiousness and prejudice?
If someone is high in conscientiousness they are more likely to be prejudiced.
What do we expect about RWA/Authoritarian personality and prejudice?
If someone is low in Right Wing Authority they are more likely to be prejudice.
What is the relationship between SDO and prejudice?
If someone is low in Social Dominance Orientation they are less likely to be prejudice.
Someone with an Authoritarian personality is more likely to be prejudice because
They are hostile to those they see as inferior/don’t fit their conventional beliefs and might see the world as us and them
What is Social Dominance Oritentation?
People who believe in hierarchies in society and are competitive to be ahead of others and see those below them as competition
What is culture?
The norms shared by a group of people from a similar demographic background e.g. nationality
What is a collectivist culture?
A culture which puts the group wellbeing above individual wellbeing
What is an individualistic culture?
A culture which puts the individual rights and wellbeing above the group
Collectivist cultures are more prejudice than individualistic cultures towards outgroups.
True- as those who are different are disliked as they don’t fit the good of the group
What is an assimilative society?
A culture which thinks cultural differences between its people should be minimised to cause cohesion i.e. the minority should change to be like the majority
What is a multi-cultural culture?
A culture which thinks differences between cultures within itself should be celebrated i.e. the minority doesn’t need to change
What is an assimilative culture?
A culture which thinks cultural differences between its people should be minimised to cause cohesion i.e. the minority should change to be like the majority
Which culture would you expect to see more prejudice in?
Assimilative culture- because those who are different are looked down on
What are the results of Cohrs about prejudice and personality?
Openness negatively correlates with prejudice. RWA positively correlates with prejudice. SDO positively correlates with prejudice
What is an issue with using questionnaires to study personality?
They suffer from social desirability so people might lie to give different answers lowering validity
What did Lippa and Arad find?
Authoritarianism correlated strongly with negative attitudes toward homosexuality & SDO with prejudice attitudes towards gender inequality
What did Guimond find?
Multicultural socieites were less prejudice than assimilative ones
