Reducing Prejudice Flashcards
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Intergroup
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Increasing direct contact between two groups who are prejudiced against each other
2
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Mutual interdependence
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Means placed in a contact situation which they are mutually interdependent – that is dependent on each other
3
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The Contact hypothesis
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proposes that certain types of direct contact between members of different groups can reduce prejudice
4
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Superordinate Goals
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A goal that cannot be achieved by any one of the group alone, overrides other existing goals which each group might have
5
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Equality of Status
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Must have equal status to one another
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Cognitive intervention
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changing the way in which someone thinks about prejudice. Either education and direct experience
