Social Interaction Flashcards
What is prejudice?
Negative attitude held by a person about the members of a particular social group. The attitude
What is discrimination?
Treating people differently because of prejudice toward the social group to which they belong. The behaviour
What are in-groups?
Social groups with whom a person identifies; “us”
What are out-groups?
Social groups with whom a person does identify; “them”
What are microaggressions?
The seemingly minor insults and negative exchanges that members of the dominant culture often use towards minorities
What is scapegoating?
A person or a group, typically a member or members of an out-group, who serves as the target for frustrations and negative emotions of the members of the in-group
What is the social cognitive theory in prejudice?
Referring to the use of cognitive processes in relation to understanding the social world.
What is the realistic conflict theory in prejudice?
Theory stating the prejudice and discrimination will be increased between groups (in-group and out-group) that are in conflict over a limited resource.
What is the social identity theory in prejudice?
Theory in which the formation of a person’s identity within a particular social group is explained by social categorization, social identity, and social comparison.
What is social identity?
The part of the self-concept including one’s view of self as a member of a particular social category.
What is stereotype vulnerability?
The effect that people’s awareness of the stereotypes associated with their social group has on their behaviour.
What is self-fulfilling prophecy?
The tendency of one’s expectations to affect one’s behavious in such a way as to make the expectations more likely to occur.
What is stereotype threat?
In which members of a stereotyped group are made anxious and wary of any situation in which their behaviour might confirm a stereotype.
What is equal status contact?
The contact between groups in which the groups have equal status with neither group having power over the other.
What is interpersonal attraction?
Liking of having the desire for a relationship with another person.
Physical attractiveness
Proximity
Similarity
Reciprocity of liking
Interpersonal relations online
What are the three basic components of love?
Intimacy: Refers to the feelings of closeness that one as for another person or the sense of having close emotional ties to another.
Passion: Refers to the emotional and sexual arousal a person feels towards another person.
Commitment: Involves the decisions one makes about a relationship.
What is romantic love?
Type of love consisting of intimacy and passion
What is companionate love?
Type of love consisting of intimacy and commitment
What is consummate love?
All three components of love are present.
What is aggression?
Occurs when one person takes action to physically or psychologically harm another person; often the result of frustration
What is altruism?
Helping someone with no expectation of reward and often at personal risk.
