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Module 2: Explaining Racism Flashcards

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Rational Choice Theory of Racism

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People choose to have racist attitudes when it will benefit them

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Psychological Explanations for Racism

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  1. Natural human tendency?
  2. Psychological disorder?
  3. Choice we make?
  4. Product of our environment and socialization?
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Individual problem

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According to readings, psychological models of racism frame racism as something that is and individual problem

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Sociobiologists explaining racism

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Prejudice and discrimination stem from our supposedly biologically grounded tendency to be nepotistic

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The Power-Conflict approach

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Racism is not just a free-floating idea that exists independent of social context
It has serious consequences

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