Social ch 6 (W4-b) Flashcards
prejudice
Negative emotional responses based on group membership.
discrimination
Differential (usually negative) behaviors directed toward members of different social groups.
stereotypes
view on the the traits or characteristics that the group “should” share.
-influence the processing of social information.
Glass ceiling
Barriers based on attitudes or organizational bias that prevent qualified females from advancing to top-level positions.
glass cliff effect
Choosing women for leadership positions that are risky, precarious, or when the outcome is more likely to result in failure.
Tokenism
hiring people that have lower status as act of symbol within a company
- this is effective but evoke unfairness in tokens
Stereotypes function
- schemas that help to process information
implicit associations
uncontious link that someone form between group membership and trait associations or evaluations.
- They can be activated automatically based on the group membership of a target.
threat
It primarily concerns fear that our group interests will be undermined or our self-esteem is in jeopardy
realistic conflict theory
The view that prejudice arises from competition between groups over valued resources.
superordinate goals
Those that can only be achieved by cooperation between groups.
- HELPS TO DECREASE JUSTICE
Social categorization
devision into in-group (us) and outgroup (them)
-we create better attitude of members of our group
social identity theory
A theory concerned with the consequences of perceiving ourselves as a member of a social group and identifying with it.
-pre justice occur because we see ourselves as members of particular group (ultimate attribution error)
social learning view (of prejudice)
The view that prejudice is acquired through direct and vicarious experiences in much the same manner as other attitudes.
-this
contact hypothesis
The view that increased contact between members of various social groups can be effective in reducing prejudice between them.
