factors affecting prejudice Flashcards
what is Allport’s take on the authoritarian personality ?
he believes that people with inner security and confidence lead to acceptance and tolerance, and if you have this, you are less likely to have an authoritarian personality.
what is right wing authoritarianism ?
this was created by bob altemeyer and focuses on submission, aggression and conventionalism.
what do people with a high RWA do ?
they have prejudice attitudes towards various groups.
according to altemeyer, how does RWA develop ?
it does not develop through parenting and childhood, but through social learning.
according to altemeyer, where does RWA stem from and why ?
it stems from fear and uncertainty and therefore, people with it seek security from preserving social order.
what is social dominance orientation ?
this describes people who are motivated to seek out in-group dominance and superiority.
who came up with social dominance orientation ?
Felicia pratto
how do people with SDO see the world?
they see it as a ‘competitive jungle’ where they think that they have to be ruthless to achieve competitive resources and these people are correlated with tough-mindedness
when altemeyer did the Cohrs experiment, what did he determine ?
he found out that there was a positive correlation between RWA and SDO and prejudice
what opposing theory is there against authoritarian personality?
the idea that personality changes over time to fit in with cultural or temporal norms. this is shown with Jewish attitudes when researchers primed jewish ppts to think about their social identity in Israel. they found that Ashkenazi jews had a higher SDO score that other jews.
what are social norms ?
this refers to unwritten rules about what is socially acceptable and desirable within social groups.
what is an example of where social norms would be conformed to ?
people conform to norms created by their in-group in fear they would be rejected.
what is a real life example of where social norms changed within different groups and who noted this ?
Ralph Minard noted the difference in relations between black and white coal minors in the US. Below ground they were all friendly with each other, however, above ground, there was prejudice.
what is ‘resource stress’ and who came up with it ?
Victoria esses used the terms ‘resource stress’ to describe the problem that occurs when people believe that resources (e.g jobs and money) are limited. another way to describe this is when the in-group believes that they’re competing against a salient group.
what example did Esses use to support ‘resource stress’ ?
the example that esses used was immigrants. when the in-group (indigenous people) see the immigrants as harming them- they attack the ‘worthiness’ of the immigrants.
