Multiculturalism and Human Relations Flashcards
Mental position based on a person’s knowledge, feelings, and experiences about someone or something influencing him/her to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or thing.
Attitude
Generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics.
Race
Refers to shared culture and background.
Ethnicity
The act of regarding one’s culture as the “center of the universe”, and hence as the basis for all comparisons with other cultures.
Ethnocentrism
An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the facts; i.e., bias.
Prejudice
A way of thinking and acting based on tradition.
Culture
Acting on the basis of prejudice.
Discrimination
The universal ill.
Prejudice
The Functions of Prejudice:
- Ethnocentrism
- Stereotype and Categorical Treatment
- Scapegoat
- Projection
- Authoritarian Personality
- Societal Strain
Provides a source of egotistic satisfaction, through comparing others with oneself.
Ethnocentrism
Affords a convenient grouping for people of whom one is not knowledgeable.
Stereotype and Categorical Treatment
Provides a convenient group or person to blame when things go wrong in one’s personal life or in the community.
Scapegoat
Provides an outlet for projecting one’s tensions and frustrations onto other people.
Projection
Symbolizes one’s affiliation with a more dominant group.
Authoritarian personality
Leads to justification for various types of discrimination that are thought to be of advantage to the dominant group.
Societal Strain
