Prejudice & Discrimination

Question 1

Define Prejudice

Answer 1

‘Pre-Judgement’, Unjustifiable and usually negative attitudes towards a group and it’s members – often based on insufficient/ incorrect information.

Question 2

Define Discrimination

Answer 2

Unjustifiable and usually negative attitudes towards a group and its members – often based on insufficient/ incorrect information.

Question 3

What is the difference between Direct & Indirect Discrimination

Answer 3

Direct = Treating someone unfavourably based on a prejudice.
Indirect = when there is a rule/ policy that applies for everyone, but disadvantages a certain group of people.

Question 4

List all the causes of Prejudice

Answer 4

• Social Influence
• Inter-Group Competition
• Social categorisation
• Just-world phenomenon

Question 5

Define Social Influence

Answer 5

• Attitudes learned from others that may change As, Bs, Cs (feelings, actions, thoughts).

Question 6

Define Inter-Group Competition

Answer 6

• Struggle between groups who are both working towards an unshareable goal.

Question 7

Define Social Categorisation

Answer 7

• Placing people into groups based off shared attributes creating an “Us” & “Them” mentality.

Question 8

Define Just-World Phenomenon

Answer 8

• Believing that people get what they deserve and are not impacted by other factors out of their control.

Question 9

How would we reduce Prejudice

Answer 9

In order to reduce prejudice, it is important to increase the interaction between conflicting groups (contact hypothesis).

Question 10

What is Inter-Group Contact & what does it do

Answer 10

Increasing contact between groups in order to reduce prejudice.

Question 11

What is Superordinate Goals

Answer 11

Superordinate goals are shared goals that are so big, that no individual or single group could achieve them on their own, cooperation & teamwork required.

Question 12

What is Mutual Interdependence

Answer 12

Where people depend on another person or group to meet their shared goal.

Question 13

What is Equal-Status Contact

Answer 13

A.K.A. Equity, it suggests that social interactions need to occur where there is no power difference, and communication and actions are performed at an equal level.

Question 14

List some examples of Prejudice & Discrimination in society

Answer 14

Gender
Race
Ethnicity
Age
Disability
Mental illness