Group Conflict and Prejudice Flashcards
1
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Define: prejudice
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-a strong, unreasonable hatred towards a group based on negative stereotypes
2
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A central feature of prejudice is that it remains immune to…
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-evidence
3
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Prejudice provides fuel for…
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-ethnocentrism
4
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What are some origins responsible for acquiring prejudice?
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- psychological cause
- social cause
- economic cause
- cultural/national cause
5
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Explain: psychological origins of prejudice
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- wards off feelings or fear, insecurity, doubt
- allows use of groups as scapegoats
- allows people to defend against existential crisis of death
6
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Explain: social origins of prejudice
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- some are passed along mindlessly from one generation to the next
- some are acquired through pressure to conform to friends and family views
7
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Explain: cultural and national origins of prejudice
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-they bond people to their own ethnic or national group and its ways
8
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In which ways can we measure prejudice implicitly?
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- measuring social distance
- measuring what people do when stressed or angry
- measuring brain activity
- measuring implicit attitudes
9
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What situations help to reduce prejudice?
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- when both sides have opportunities to work and socialize together
- both sides must have equal status
- when both sides work together towards a common goal (interdependence)
- when authority provides equal support to both sides
