Prejudices, discrimination and stereotypes small Flashcards
Tripartite Model
Stereotype - Cognitive
Affective - Prejudice
Conative - Discrimination
Types of Prejudice
Sexism Racism Ageism (about age) Discrimination against homosexual Discrimination against menatl handicaps
Subtiler forms of Prejudice
Reductance to Help
Tokenism (making small soncessions to a minority but don’t deflect accusations of prejudice)
Reverse Communication: Leaning over backwards
Subtiler forms of Prejudice
Reductance to Help
Tokenism (making small soncessions to a minority but don’t deflect accusations of prejudice)
Reverse Communication: Leaning over backwards
conformity bias
… our desire to fit in. We will almost always push for a homogenous consensus within a group to create harmony.
social psychologists tended to accept that minorities always conform to majorities
Why do we use Prejudges? Individual aspects:
Social Dominance Theory
prejudgements develope because of acceptance of an ideology
Why do we use Prejudges? Individual aspects:
System justification
social changes makes people justify and protect existing system
Why do we use Prejudges? Interpersonal aspects:
- Mere exposure effect
- Frustration aggression theory
- Belif congruence theory
repeated exposure to object
similar belife creates liking, dissimilar belif creates dislike and prejudice
Why do we use Prejudges? Intergroup aspects:
Intergroup emotions theory
when people identify with a group, intergroup emotions come into play. Harm to ingroup -> negative emotion towards outgroup (Soccer fans)
Why do we use Prejudges? Intergroup aspects:
different deprivation theories
relative D
Fraternalistic relative D. (group has less …)
Egoistic relative D.
Why do we use Prejudges? Intergroup aspects:
Realistic conflict theory
prejudice because of the nature of goal relations between groups, intergroup competition leads to conflict and then discrimination (Boys summer camp experiment)
Why do we use Prejudges? Cognitive causes:
Dogmatism
cognitive style that is rigid and intolerant
An example of dogmatic is insisting that a feminist view is the one and only way to look at literature.
Consequences
provoces stigma
low self esteem
stereotype threat
Self-fullfilling prophecy
Attributional ambiguity: attribution others behaviour to prejudice others may have about oneself (did she just say that because she thinks I’m fat?)
Dehumination: stripping people of theri humanity
Genocide: ultimate exterminating an entire social group
Prevent S., P., D.
teaching awareness
shared goals
Intergroup contact
mediation …
