formation of prejudice and discrimination

Question 1

formation

Answer 1

• learning (parents, peers, media)

- competition

Question 2

intergroup conflict

Answer 2

• people in groups sometimes think of themsleves as ‘us’ and other people as ‘them’
• people thinking they are better than other people eg. racism

Question 3

social identity theory

Answer 3

• people gain self esteem and a sense of belonging to a group
• people tend to feel they belong to the ‘best’ group and so they think negatively about other groups (bullying)

Question 4

social categorisation

Answer 4

• it is natural human behaviour to categorise people into groups based on characteristics we belive they have in common eg. blondes are dumb

Question 5

scapegoating

Answer 5

• our frustration over something leads us to unfairly blame an innocent person/people… which in turn leads to discrimination toward this group