reduction of prejudice and discrimination

Question 1

1. education

Answer 1

students are taught through the school how to identify prejudice and discrimination and about acceptance of others and tolerance

Question 2

2. cognitive intervention

Answer 2

giving people more information about the group they may hold prejudice against and providing time for this information to be understood

Question 3

3. setting super-ordinate goals

Answer 3

getting two conflicting groups to work together on a common goal they both need or want to solve

Question 4

4. direct experience

Answer 4

of another culture or lifestyle. This can lead to a richer appreciation of the culture or ethnic group which a prejudice may be held against

Question 5

5. intergroup contact

Answer 5

direct contact between the two groups that have a prejudice toward each other. Direct contact must involve the following

• sustained contact over a period of time
• cooperate together
• share equal status
• the reducation of prejudice must be regarded as ‘social norm’ - an expectation by society