Factors effecting prejudice

Question 1

How do social norms influence prejudice?

Answer 1

A social norm is an ‘agreed’ or ‘accepted’ way of behaving. Each country or social group will have their own social norms which govern what behaviour is acceptable

Question 2

How does an authoritarian personality influence prejudice?

Individual factor

Answer 2

Are likely to act on prejudicial beliefs about groups/individuals as they have beliefs and opinions that are rigid

Question 3

What is social dominance hierarchy and how does influence obedience?

Answer 3

Suggest there is a personality type who strongly believes in hierarchies in society and that they exist for a real purpose, they are likely to be prejudice as they see those in a lower hierarchy as being lower than they are with good reason

Question 4

What is the big 5 and how does it influence obedience/not?

Answer 4

Suggests that there are different personality factors which impacts on prejudice

Question 5

Example of a big 5 personality factor

Answer 5

openness to experience is the tendency to want to try/accept new things- people low in this tend to be more prejudice as they are rejecting of things which are different